Lingakuいきなり
Frequency rank: 1,093.
- abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warningword usually written using kana alone
adverb (fukushi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
This term is used to describe an action or occurrence that happens unexpectedly or without any prior indication.
Generated collocations (experimental)
いきなりのほうもん訪問abrupt visitいきなりこえをかける声をかけるto suddenly speak upいきなりどなる怒鳴るto suddenly shoutいきなりのへんか変化sudden changeいきなりたちあがる立ち上がるto stand up abruptlyいきなりのしつもん質問sudden questionいきなりきぶん気分がかわる変わるto experience a sudden mood changeいきなりやめるto quit suddenlyいきなりふりむく振り向くto turn around suddenlyいきなりでてくる出てくるto appear out of nowhere
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Example sentences
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I thought it would be boorish to challenge his identity without warning.
"What? Are you doubting us?" "B-but, that is, suddenly 'spirit world', 'magical beings' - it's strange to ask me to believe."
He suddenly started doing an impression of an announcer and we all cracked up.
After the hatchet job my boss did on my proposal, I'm not sure how long I want to keep on working here.
You can't just come in here and start ordering people around.
Ms Sato is no lightweight. I just saw her chug three bottles of beer.
The section chief said out of the blue: "Women and meat, I like them a little rotten."
I thought it was about to start bucketing down, but the weather is now clearing up.
"Ahhhh!" "What's with you all a sudden?" "Something fell."
Woah, you scared me! Don't just suddenly speak so loudly like that!