途端に

Japanese JLPT N1 Vocabulary Japanese ★★★★ 4/5 neutral とたんにtotanni
読み とたんに
ローマ字 totanni
漢字の分解 途 (to) — road, course, journey; 端 (tan/hashi) — edge, end, tip; に (ni) — directional/temporal particle
発音 /to.tan.ni/

意味

The very moment that; just as; at the instant when. Used to indicate that something happened immediately after or simultaneously with another event.

An adverb expressing tight temporal coincidence — typically that one event triggered or immediately followed another, often with a sense of surprise or abruptness. Commonly paired with た-form verbs: 〜た途端に (the moment I did X, Y happened). The subject of the two clauses is usually different. Carries a slightly dramatic nuance, making it common in narrative and conversational storytelling.

例文

  1. ドアを開けた途端に、猫が飛び出してきた。
  2. 会議が終わった途端に、携帯に大量のメッセージが届いた。
  3. 彼は名前を呼ばれた途端に、顔を真っ赤にして立ち上がった。

使い方ガイド

場面: storytelling, narrative, conversation

トーン: dramatic

起源と歴史

From 途端 (the very moment, a split second) + に (particle). 途 (road, journey) + 端 (edge, tip) suggests standing right at the edge of a moment — the precise instant of transition from one state to the next.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal

関連フレーズ

年度 Fiscal year; academic year; official year. A defined annual period used for administrative, educational, or financial purposes, often not aligned with the calendar year. 昭和 The Shōwa era; the imperial reign period of Emperor Hirohito, spanning 1926 to 1989. One of the longest and most historically eventful eras in Japanese history. 歴史的 Historic; historical. Describes something of great historical significance, or something related to history in general. 元号 Era name; the official name given to a reign period in the Japanese imperial system. Japan currently uses the era Reiwa, which began in 2019. 干支 The Chinese zodiac; the traditional sexagenary cycle combining the ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches. Also used colloquially to refer to one's zodiac animal sign. 年号 Era name; Japanese era designation. An official name given to a reign period in the traditional Japanese calendar system. 年度末 End of the fiscal year or academic year; year-end in the Japanese administrative calendar. Typically refers to late March. 戦前 Pre-war; the period before a war. In Japanese, typically refers to Japan before World War II, particularly before 1937 or 1941.
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