とっさ
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Meanings
Noun
No-adjective
1. moment; instant (Usually kana)
Other spellings
咄とっ嗟さ
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
とっさ
Used in vocabulary
とっさに
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly; on the spur of the moment
Adverb
Examples1
It came to the president like a bolt of lightning.