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頓とみ

also: とん

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Meanings

1

noun, nari-adjective (archaic / formal)

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

archaic

Archaic noun/adjective-nari meaning 'sudden' or 'unexpected'. In modern Japanese, this meaning survives only in the adverbial forms 頓に (とみに) and 頓と (とんと).

See also: とみに · とんと

2

noun, nari-adjective (archaic / formal)

stupid; foolish

archaic

Only with reading とん

Archaic meaning restricted to the reading とん. Not used independently in modern Japanese; appears in old texts.

3

noun

attaining enlightenment in one effort

Only with reading とん

Buddhist term, reading とん. Refers to sudden enlightenment without gradual practice, as in the phrase 頓悟 (とんご).

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