Vocabulary

What does とんだ (tonda) mean?

とんだ means unexpected; terrible, outrageous.

Quick facts
Readingとんだ
Romajitonda
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
とんだ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontonda

unexpected; terrible, outrageous

  1. 1adj-pn unexpected; unlikely; strange
  2. 2adj-pn terrible; awful; horrible
  3. 3adverb very; extremely

Example sentences

  • I ran into an unexpected disaster.

  • I ended up causing a terrible amount of trouble.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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