不図
ふと
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
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Examples
不図空を見上げた。
ふとそらをみあげた。
I happened to glance up at the sky.
彼はそれを見ると不図魔がさして盗んだ。
かれはそれをみるとふとまがさしてぬすんだ。
The sight tempted him into stealing it on impulse.
不図昔のことを思い出して、涙が出そうになった。
ふとむかしのことをおもいだして、なみだがでそうになった。
Something from long ago suddenly came back to me and I nearly cried.
Common patterns
- ふと思う
- to think of something out of the blue
- ふと気づく
- to happen to notice
- ふと立ち止まる
- to stop for no particular reason
Memory tip
An adverb for something that crosses your mind or eye with no intention behind it, so it pairs with verbs of noticing, remembering and glancing. The kanji 不図 is ateji and is hardly ever written.
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