Word details
不意を突く
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 不意を突く.
Dictionary
Entry
1
to take by surprise
Examples
そのニュースは彼の不意をついた。
The news took him by surprise.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
不
negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
4 strokesFrequency 101JLPT N3Grade 4
On
フブ
意
idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
13 strokesFrequency 99JLPT N3Grade 3
On
イ
Nanori
もとよし
突
stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden
8 strokesFrequency 521JLPT N2Grade 8
On
トツカ
Kun
つ.く
衝
collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce, stab, prick
15 strokesFrequency 972JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ショウ
Kun
つ.く
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