咄: talk

talk; sudden exclamation

8 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

トツ

Kun

はなし・しかる

咄嗟 (とっさ) is the key word, 'in an instant'; 咄 as 'story' (はなし) appears in 小咄 and 咄家.

咄嗟とっさinstant; spur of the moment

小咄こばなしshort funny story

咄家はなしかstoryteller

咄はなしstory; talk

咄嗟とっさに手を伸てをのばして、落おちてきた花瓶かびんを受け止うけとめた。

I instinctively reached out and caught the vase as it fell.

祖父そふは食事しょくじのあとに、よく短みじかい小咄こばなしを聞きかせてくれる。

After meals my grandfather often tells me short funny stories.

寄席よせで聞きいた咄家はなしかの語かたりは、実じつに見事みごとだった。

The telling of the storyteller I heard at the variety hall was truly superb.