咄嗟に

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
咄 嗟
とつ > とっ
Hyōgai 		さ
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Etymology

From 咄嗟(とっさ) (tossa) + に (ni).

Pronunciation

Adverb

咄(とっ)嗟(さ)に • (tossa ni) 

  1. very quickly; instantly

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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