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Definition and Synonyms for 一瞬
| 1. | またたく間に | 遅らせることなく |
| Outright | without any delay | |
| Synonyms: | じかに, すぐと, すぐに, ひたと, パッと, とっさに, やにわに, 一気に, 一瞬, 一瞬にして, 即刻, 即座に, 直に, 直ちに, 瞬く間に | |
| 2. | 一瞬 | とても短い瞬間 |
| Pinpoint | a very brief moment | |
| Synonyms: | 一瞬, 瞬間 | |
| 3. | 須臾 | 非常に短い時間（瞬きするは心臓が鼓動する間ほどの） |
| Blink Of An Eye | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) | |
| Synonyms: | とっさ, しばらく, モーメント, 一弾指, 一瞬, 一瞬間, 刹那, 瞬刻, 瞬時, 瞬間, 瞬く間, 転瞬, 須臾 |
Meanings for each kanji in 一瞬
| 一 | one; one radical (no.1) | Kanji Details » |
| 瞬 | wink; blink; twinkle | Kanji Details » |
Categories 一瞬 is a member of
| 1. | 時点 | 特定の時点 |
| Minute | a particular point in time | |
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| 2. | 一時 | 不確定の短時間 |
| Minute | an indefinitely short time | |
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Sample Sentences for 一瞬
まいは、パパとおばあちゃんが自分の反応を確かめようと、一瞬息を詰めるようにしてこちらをうかがっているのを感じた。
Mai felt like papa and grandma were momentarily holding their breath, looking this way checking her reaction.
あの雄鳥が餌をついばみながら、ちらりとこちらを見たが、今回は不問に付すとでもいった鷹揚さで一瞬目を閉じただけであまり騒がなかった。
That rooster while pecking at the chicken food, glanced over here but, with a composure as if to say on this occasion it will overlook the situation, only closed its eyes for a moment and didn't make much of a racket.
苦心惨憺の末、考え出した企画が、会議で一瞬にして却下されちゃうんだからな。
After all the trouble we went to in coming up with that project, it only took them a second to shoot it down in the meeting.
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