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    3. 不意打ち

    不意打ち

    不ふ意い打うち​

    surprise attack

    KMT10News #41+1NounDaily LifeKanji Vocab24 strokes

    不意討ち不意撃ち

    ふいうち

    Noun

    1.
    surprise attack, surprise visit, catching a person off guard

    Stroke 0 / 24

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    彼かれは不ふ意い打うちを食くらった。

    He was caught by surprise.

    KMT7Daily Life
    誕たん生じょう日びに友ゆう人じんたちが不ふ意い打うちでパーティーを開ひらいてくれた。

    My friends threw a surprise party for me on my birthday.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは不ふ意い打うちで現あらわれ、皆みなを驚おどろかせた。

    He appeared unexpectedly and surprised everyone.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    敵てきは夜や間かんに不ふ意い打うちを仕し掛かけてきた。

    The enemy launched a surprise attack at night.

    KMT10MilitaryHistory
    彼かれの不ふ意い打うちの質しつ問もんに、私わたしは言こと葉ばを失うしなった。

    His sudden, unexpected question left me speechless.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    不
    negative・non-・bad・ugly・clumsy
    Kanji
    意
    idea・mind・heart・taste・thought…(3)
    Kanji
    打
    う.つ・う.ち-・ぶ.つ…(3)
    strike・hit・knock・pound・dozen
    Kanji
    ち
    chi
    Kana
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