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[しゅん()·かん()]
shunkan
noun, adverb

English Meaning(s) for 瞬間

noun, adverb
  1. moment; second; instant

Definition and Synonyms for 瞬間

Timing the time when something happens
Synonyms: タイミング, 時期, 瞬間
Minute a particular point in time
Synonyms: 時点, 瞬間
Pinpoint a very brief moment
Synonyms: 一瞬, 瞬間
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 瞬間

» wink; blink; twinkle
» interval; space

Categories 瞬間 is a member of

Point an instant of time
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Minute a particular point in time
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Minute an indefinitely short time
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Temporal Order arrangement of events in time
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Sample Sentences for 瞬間

Having once landed the monster immediately jumped again and was over my head.
It was at that very moment that the bomb went off.
I was watching the moment of the goal with excitement.
"My metabolism is such that no matter how much I eat I don't put on weight." "Just now, this second, you've made enemies of people throughout the world."
The next instant Hercules caught hold of the monster.

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