Romaji is basically the japanese pronunciation of a word in roman letters.
I've been seeing the word "totsuzen" around lately, associated with the word "sudden". Does anyone know what totsuzen means?
Thanks!
2007-09-20 10:20:22 · 4 answers · asked by My Name Doesn't Fit Here 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
totsuzen
= suddenly
the train stopped suddenly. (densya ga totsuzen tomatta)
= unexpectedly
he felt unexpectedly shy. (kare wa totsuzen hazukashiku omotta)
= abruptly
abruptly akiko backed away. (totsuzen akiko wa atozusari shita)
= all at once
all at once i heard a cry. (totsuzen sakebigoe ga kikoeta)
2007-09-20 15:36:59 · answer #1 · answered by askawow 47 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It sounds somewhat similar to the Cantonese words for "sudden" or "suddenly" somewhat, so I can be sure that the Kanji is the same as the Chinese characters for "sudden" or "suddenly". Therefore: totsuzen = "sudden" or "suddenly". It is totally a different pronunciation in Mandarin, "tu ran"
But then again that's only one in a million other words also romanized "totsuzen", which would have totally other meanings than what you mentioned.
2007-09-20 17:40:51 · answer #2 · answered by bryan_q 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's the word for "suddenly".
2007-09-20 18:47:44 · answer #3 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It means "sudden" or "suddenly".
2007-09-20 18:18:05 · answer #4 · answered by SMS 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋