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行いき成なり

rarely used kana formrarely used kanji formusually written using kana aloneadverbnoun taking the genitive case particle のadjective (generic)

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いきなり

Meanings

abruptly, suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning

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Example sentences

彼かれはいきなり立たち上あがって、部屋へやを出でて行いった。

He suddenly stood up and left the room.

いきなり大声おおごえで叫さけばれて、びっくりした。

I was startled when someone suddenly screamed loudly.

いきなりの質問しつもんに、彼女かのじょは答こたえられなかった。

She couldn't answer the sudden question.

会議かいぎ中ちゅうにいきなり電気でんきが消きえて、全員ぜんいんが驚おどろいた。

During the meeting, the lights suddenly went out and everyone was surprised.

長年ながねんの友人ゆうじんにいきなり絶縁ぜつえんを告つげられ、彼かれは深ふかく傷きずついた。

He was deeply hurt when his long-time friend abruptly told him they were cutting ties.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)