瞬

Meaning

瞬 centers on an extremely brief moment or flicker: a wink, a blink, or a twinkle. All meanings share the idea of something happening in an instant.

• 瞬間しゅんかん
  N3

  moment; instant; second

• 一瞬いっしゅん
  N3

  instant; moment; for an instant

• 瞬時しゅんじ

  instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

• 瞬くまたたく
  N1

  to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

• 瞬きまばたき
  N1

  blink (of eyes); wink

• 瞬発しゅんぱつ

  instantaneous

• 一瞬にしていっしゅんにして

  in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

• 一瞬絶句いっしゅんぜっく

  breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment

• 一瞬間いっしゅんかん

  moment; instant

• 全国瞬時警報システムぜんこくしゅんじけいほうシステム

  nationwide instantaneous alert system; J-Alert system; satellite-based early warning system used in Japan

• 数瞬すうしゅん

  a few moments

• 最大瞬間風速さいだいしゅんかんふうそく

  maximum instantaneous wind speed

• 有意瞬間ゆういしゅんかん

  significant instant

• 決定的瞬間けっていてきしゅんかん

  decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment

• 瞬くしばたたく

  to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly

• 瞬くめたたく

  to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

• 瞬く間またたくま

  brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)

• 瞬く間にまたたくまに

  in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

• 瞬ぐまじろぐ

  to wink; to blink; to twinkle; to flicker

• 瞬乾しゅんかん

  instant drying

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