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不意 (ふい): sudden, abrupt, unexpected — Japanese vocabulary

不意 is read ふい and means "sudden, abrupt, unexpected". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

不意

Reading
ふい · fui
Translation
sudden, abrupt, unexpected
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ふいが

Example

砦は不意に攻撃された。

とりではふいにこうげきされた。

The fort was attacked by surprise.

Kanji in this word

  • 不 — not
  • 意 — meaning, will

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