いきなり

ikinari

all of a sudden

AdverbJLPT N2

What does いきなり mean?

いきなり is a Japanese adverb meaning all of a sudden in English. It is written as いきなり in hiragana, and ikinari in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

そのタクシーはいきなり左に曲がった。

The taxi abruptly turned left.

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