LingakuFrequency rank: 31,342. – 31,636.
- to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attacksee also 不意をつく
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'tsu' ending
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to take (a person) unawares
- to make a surprise attack
This phrase is used to describe the action of surprising someone, often in a way that catches them off guard. It's commonly used in contexts where someone is unprepared for an event or action.
He surprised his friend unexpectedly.
They launched a surprise attack on the enemy.
This meaning refers specifically to a tactical approach in military or sports contexts, where the goal is to take the opponent by surprise.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ふいをうたれる不意を打たれるto be taken unawaresふいをうつ不意を打つこうげき攻撃surprise attackふいをうつ不意を打つちゃんすチャンスa chance to take someone by surpriseふいをうつ不意を打つやりかた方way of surprising someoneふいをうつ不意を打つせんじゅつ戦術tactic of taking by surpriseふいをうつ不意を打つことthe act of taking unawaresふいをうたれる不意を打たれるじょうきょう状況situation of being caught off guardふいをつく不意をつくto catch off guardふいをうつ不意を打つけいかく計画plan for a surprise attackふいをうつ不意を打つほうほう方法method of surprising someone