Lingakuふと
Frequency rank: 983.
- suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionallyword usually written using kana alone
adverb (fukushi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
This word is used to describe actions or events that happen without much planning or intention, often unexpectedly or incidentally.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ふとしたおもいつき思い付きsudden inspirationふとおもいだす思い出すto suddenly rememberふときづく気づくto unexpectedly noticeふとみる見るto glance (casually)ふとたちどまる立ち止まるto stop suddenlyふとわらう笑うto laugh unintentionallyふとしたしゅんかん瞬間a brief momentふとしたできごと出来事an incidental occurrenceふとおきる起きるto wake up suddenlyふとて手をとめる止めるto stop one's hand casually
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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As I glanced at the street there was somebody looking down at me in the middle of those walking past each other.
It occurred to me that he might not tell the truth.
It occurred to me that he was trying to conceal something.
It occurred to me that he must have stolen the dictionary.
Walking along the street, I hit on a solution to the problem.
Through trial and error, he found the right answer by chance.
It occurred to me that I had left my bag on the train.
It struck me that the girl was trying to hide something.