途端 (とたん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

途端 (とたん) means just as / the moment when.

See example sentences below.

途端 at a glance

途端

とたんtotan

N3noun

just as / the moment when

途端とたんtotanN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

just as / the moment when

Example 1

ドアを開けたとたん、電話が鳴った。

Translation

The phone rang just as I opened the door.

Example 2

雨が降り出したとたん、みんな走り出した。

Translation

The moment it started to rain, everyone began to run.