Vocabulary

What does 途端 (とたん, totan) mean?

途端 (とたん, totan) means the moment (something happens), just as.

Quick facts
Readingとたん
Romajitotan
Part of speechnoun, adverb
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
とたん
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontotan

the moment (something happens), just as

  1. 1noun · adverb just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of

Example sentences

  • The moment I sat down, the phone rang.

  • Just as I stepped outside, it started to rain.

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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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