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Kanji Detail for 頓 - "suddenly"

頓

  • Meaning

    頓 means "suddenly." Also associated with to stop, to stumble.

    1. To stumble - To trip; to fall; to be obstructed.

    2. To stop - To halt; to remain still.

    3. Earnestly - Wholeheartedly; devotedly; single-mindedly.

    4. To bow - To prostrate oneself in deep respect.

    5. Suddenly - Abruptly; quickly; at once.

    6. To be exhausted - To suffer; to be troubled.

    7. To fail - To be defeated; to collapse.

  • Words using 頓

    • 整頓 せいとん Listen orderliness; put in order; tidying up

  • Four-character idioms with 頓

    • 整理整頓 せいりせいとん Listen keeping things tidy and in order
    • 閉口頓首 へいこうとんしゅ Listen being at a complete loss as to what to do; being at one's wit's end; being at a loss for an answer
    • 頓首再拝 とんしゅさいはい Listen respectfully yours

  • Tattoo check: 頓

    • Verified meaning: suddenly
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read とみ)
    • Also carries these associations: to stop, to stumble

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 頓

    Surnames 頓(とみ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    suddenly; immediately; in a hurry; arrange; stay in place; bow; kowtow

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    pause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at once; classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to pause; to bow; to arrange

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    頓首. Kowtowing with the head touching the ground. Found in the Rites of Zhou. | To stand. Colloquially, pausing briefly is also called 頓. | A place for lodging and eating during travel was anciently called 頓. Hence eating one meal is called 一頓. This expression existed among Jin people. Found in "New Tales of the World." | Suddenly. Meaning changing quickly, as if unexpected. Often used as a particle. As in 頓令, 頓使 (suddenly making) and the like. | To stagnate. As in being stuck without making progress is called 困頓. | 整頓. Refers to tidying up what has become disordered to restore its former appearance. Such as clarifying regulations and establishing new rules.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ton(トン) トン

    totsu(トツ) トツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    niwakani(にわ-かに) にわ-かに

    nukazuku(ぬか-ずく) ぬか-ずく

    tomi.ni(とみ-に) とみ-に

    ton.to(とん-と) とん-と

    tsumazu.ku(つまず-く) つまず-く

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    頁 (ogai・ichinokai)

  • Related Keywords

    to stumble suddenly to stop earnestly bow fall stall tire suffer discouraged exhausted abrupt cease halt pause immediate

Sentences including 頓

  • It's very difficult to put things in order.

  • The room was in a perfect order.

  • He put the room in order.

  • My father doesn't care about money at all.

  • He is now setting things in order in his room.

  • Put your room in order.

  • He is quite indifferent to money.

  • He put his room in order.

  • Put your room in order.

  • Keep the room in good order.

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