This is the 725th most frequent Japanese word.


The Japanese word "唐" refers to the Tang Dynasty of China or is used to denote things related to China, particularly ancient China.


The word '唐' here refers to the Tang Dynasty, a historical period in China.

彼は唐の歴史に興味を持っています。

He is interested in the history of the Tang Dynasty.


'唐' specifies the era associated with the Chinese Tang Dynasty in a historical context.

このお寺には唐時代の仏像があります。

This temple has Buddha statues from the Tang period.


Here, '唐突' means 'sudden' or 'abrupt', and '唐' is part of a compound word that implies unanticipated.

唐突な質問で驚きました。

I was surprised by the abrupt question.