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瞬間 (しゅんかん, shunkan) Japanese meaning: moment | Kotomora
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At that moment, the lights went out.
The moment the match was decided, he smiled faintly.
Usage patterns 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 た 瞬しゅん 間かん （ に ） the moment/instant that (someone) did ~
The moment I opened the door, the cat jumped out.
その 瞬しゅん 間かん at that (exact) moment
At that moment, her face suddenly lit up.
瞬しゅん 間かん を 捉とら える to capture the (fleeting) moment
The photographer captured the decisive moment.
Related words· 12 一瞬 is typically used as an adverbial phrase meaning 'for an instant', while 瞬間 is a noun that names the point in time itself.
刹那 is a literary, almost philosophical word for an extremely brief moment, whereas 瞬間 is the everyday neutral term.
途端 is used almost exclusively in the pattern 〜した途端に to mean 'just as/right when', while 瞬間 can stand alone as a noun for 'a moment'.
瞬間 is the everyday, neutral word for 'moment,' while 瞬時 is more literary and stresses extreme brevity or speed.
Show 8 more 瞬間 is a neutral, everyday word for 'moment' or 'instant', while 束の間 carries a stronger nuance of transience and is often used in literary or emotional contexts.
瞬間 is the common, neutral word for 'moment' or 'instant', while 一刻 is more literary and often appears in set phrases stressing urgency.
瞬間 is a neutral word for 'moment' usable in both positive and negative sentences, while 片時 is almost always paired with も in negative sentences to stress 'not even briefly'.
Don't confuse with 時間 refers to time or a duration/period, while 瞬間 refers to a single, instantaneous point in time.
瞬き (blink) and 瞬間 (moment, instant) share the kanji 瞬 and are easily confused visually, but 瞬間 means a point in time, not the act of blinking.
Word family· 8 momentary; instantaneous
significant instant
teleportation
Written forms 瞬しゅん 間かん Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
しゅんかん Usage 1%
Etymology From Middle Chinese 瞬間 (ʃwin˥ kæn˥), composed of 瞬 'blink, instant' and 間 'interval, space'. The reading しゅんかん is the regular Sino-Japanese on'yomi.
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瞬間 is a neutral word for a brief instant in time, while 拍子 in its 'moment' sense specifically describes the instant when an action triggers an unexpected result.
瞬間 is the general, neutral word for 'moment' or 'instant', while 咄嗟 specifically implies a sudden, reflexive reaction with no time to think.
瞬間 means a brief 'instant' or 'moment', whereas 時点 simply marks a point in time without implying shortness.
瞬間 is simply an instant in time, while タイミング adds the idea of that instant being suitable or well-coordinated.
瞬間 refers to an instant or split second, much shorter than the leisurely 'while' implied by ひととき.
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power flicker; momentary power interruption
instantaneous wind speed; instantaneous wind velocity
Show 3 more decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
instant glue; super glue; cyanoacrylate adhesive
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater · hot-tempered person; irritable person
