咄嗟に

Japanese
Kanji in this term
咄 嗟
とつ > とっ
Hyōgaiji		 さ
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

From 咄嗟(とっさ) (tossa) + に (ni).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) とっさに [tòssá ní] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞sːa̠ ɲ̟i]

Adverb

咄(とっ)嗟(さ)に • (tossa ni) 

  1. very quickly; instantly

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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