かと思うと (ka to omou to, ka to omottara)

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Meaning

  1. no sooner than
  2. as soon as

All JLPT 2 grammar : かと思うと（かと思うと, ka to omou to, ka to omottara）, no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after, [Expression]

Example

日本語意味
クリスがどんなにむかつくかと思うと、頭が痛くなりそう。My head starts to hurt when I think about how annoying Chris is.
１つが通り過ぎたかと思うと、すぐに次の台風が接近する。No sooner has one typhoon passed than the next one approaches.
そのボクシングの試合は、どうかと思ったら、結局、荒れもようになった。The bout turned out rough and neither boxer was going to win hands down.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
思うomouto think, to consider
頭atamahead
風fuuappearance; air
通りtooriavenue, street
するsuruto do
次tsuginext, following
結局kekkyokuafter all, eventually
試合shiaimatch, game
どうdouhow, in what way, how about

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
思シおも.う, おもえら.く, おぼ.すthink
頭トウ,ズ,トあたま, かしら, -がしらhead, counter for large animals
痛ツウいた.い, いた.む, いた.ましいpain, hurt, damage
台ダイ,タイうてな, われ, つかさpedestal, a stand
風フウ,フかぜ, かざ-wind, style
近キン,コンちか.いnear, early
通ツウ,ツとお.る, とお.り, -とお.りpass through
次ジ,シつ.ぐ, つぎnext, sequence
過カす.ぎる, す.ごす, あやま.ちoverdo, exceed, error
試シこころ.みる, ため.すtest, try
合ゴウ,ガッ,カッあ.う, -あ.う, あ.いfit, suit
局キョクつぼねbureau, office

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