# 頓 — all of a sudden; put in order

頓 means “all of a sudden; put in order”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: トン (ton). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: all of a sudden; put in order
- On'yomi: トン (ton)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Time 3

## How to remember 頓

Sounds like 屯: both read トン.

Parts: 屯 barracks · 頁 head; page

## Don't confuse it with

[頃](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/around-a-time/) · [順](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sequence/) · [項](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/item/) · [須](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/must/)

## More in the “Time 3” set

[悠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leisurely/) · [暁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dawn/) · [閑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leisure/) · [漸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/little-by-little/) · [宵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/early-evening/) · [旦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/daybreak/) · [頓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/all-of-a-sudden/)

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