途と端たん

とたん totan

just (now, at the moment, etc.)

nounadverb

Chinese meanings

刚一……就……；瞬间

Chinese notes

常以「〜た途端」表示某事刚发生，紧接着出现另一情况。

Examples

Furigana

これをきいたとたん、彼かれは真まっ青さおになった。
On hearing this, he turned pale.
一听到这个，他就脸色煞白。
Tatoeba #217686
母はははその知しらせを聞きいた途と端たん青あおざめた。
My mother grew pale on hearing the news.
母亲一听到那个消息就脸色发白。
Tatoeba #83058

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('5b36334b8a'); // 途端

{
  "id": "5b36334b8a",
  "word": "途端",
  "reading": "とたん",
  "romaji": "totan",
  "meanings": [
    "just (now, at the moment, etc.)"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "n",
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1610870,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "これをきいたとたん、彼は真っ青になった。",
      "furigana": "これをきいたとたん、{彼|かれ}は{真|ま}っ{青|さお}になった。",
      "en": "On hearing this, he turned pale.",
      "tatoeba_id": 217686
    },
    {
      "ja": "母はその知らせを聞いた途端青ざめた。",
      "furigana": "{母|はは}はその{知|し}らせを{聞|き}いた{途端|とたん}{青|あお}ざめた。",
      "en": "My mother grew pale on hearing the news.",
      "tatoeba_id": 83058
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "a3580402acd5932a0a7882e6112ed92e55b4bc9b0e7450ead5514f210fa6104c",
    "meanings": [
      "刚一……就……",
      "瞬间"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "これをきいたとたん、彼は真っ青になった。",
        "zh": "一听到这个，他就脸色煞白。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "母はその知らせを聞いた途端青ざめた。",
        "zh": "母亲一听到那个消息就脸色发白。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/5b36334b8a",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1610870; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "notes": "常以「〜た途端」表示某事刚发生，紧接着出现另一情况。",
    "review_hash": "86d3821ad0a78d3311728efe15e739c780e6f6942022d6ed0d4945ad80b4873f"
  }
}