Kanji

頓

suddenly, immediately, in a hurry, arrange, stay in place, bow, kowtow

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

頁部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

トン, トツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

にわかに, とんと, つまずく, とみに, ぬかずく

Example sentences

素っ頓狂 すっとんきょう
会議中に彼が素っ頓狂な声を上げて、皆が振り向いた。

During the meeting, he let out a bizarrely shrill voice, and everyone turned around.

無頓着 むとんちゃく
彼は服装に無頓着で、毎日同じ上着を着る。

He is unconcerned about his clothes and wears the same jacket every day.

頓着 とんちゃく
彼は身なりに全く頓着しない。

He doesn't care at all about his appearance.

整頓 せいとん
部屋をきれいに整頓する

Tidy up the room.

頓挫 とんざ
計画は予期せぬ問題により頓挫した。

The plan was thwarted by an unexpected problem.

整理整頓 せいりせいとん
毎日整理整頓を心がけることで、仕事の効率が上がる。

By keeping things tidy every day, work efficiency will improve.

几帳面 きちょうめん
彼は几帳面な性格なので、部屋はいつも整理整頓されている。

He has a methodical personality, so his room is always organized.

頓珍漢 とんちんかん
会議で彼は頓珍漢な意見ばかり言って、周囲を困惑させた。

At the meeting, he said nothing but incoherent opinions, confusing everyone around him.

Example Vocabulary

素っ頓狂

すっとんきょう

bizarrely off-key; absurdly foolish; wildly out of place

無頓着

むとんちゃく

indifference; unconcern; being not particular about something

頓着

とんちゃく

concern; care; attention

整頓

せいとん

tidiness, order; to tidy up, to put in order

頓挫

とんざ

setback; frustration; collapse (of a plan)

整理整頓

せいりせいとん

tidying up; keeping things organized; sorting and organizing

頓狂

とんきょう

頓

とみ

頓珍漢

とんちんかん

absurd; incoherent; nonsensical; off-the-wall; irrelevant

頓死

とんし

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