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[いっ()·しゅん()]
isshun
noun, adverb

English Meaning(s) for 一瞬

noun, adverb
  1. instant; moment; for an instant

Definition and Synonyms for 一瞬

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
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 一瞬

» one; one radical (no.1)
» wink; blink; twinkle

Categories 一瞬 is a member of

Minute a particular point in time
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Minute an indefinitely short time
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Sample Sentences for 一瞬

Do you intend to throw away in one instant what our family has painstakingly built up?
In one letter he remarks, "Life is but a dream".
A great number of people were killed in a moment.
I thought for a moment Tom was going to start laughing.
A moment's hesitation may cost a pilot his life.

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