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途端とたん

Kana とたん Romaji totan

JLPT N3 Common word

Definitions

01noun · adverb

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

Examples

これをきいたとたん、彼は真っ青になった。

On hearing this, he turned pale.

Tatoeba #217686

家に着いたとたん嵐になった。

I had barely got home when the storm broke.

Tatoeba #187075

彼を見たとたん私は吹き出した。

As soon as I saw him, I burst into laughter.

Tatoeba #95906

Source

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