Related words 一いっ 瞬しゅん 一瞬 is a common, neutral word for 'an instant'. 露の間 is more literary and poetic, emphasizing transience.
束つか の 間ま 束の間 also means 'a brief moment', but is more common in everyday speech. 露の間 is rarer and more literary.
Written forms 露つゆ の 間ま
Standard kanji spelling; literally 'dew's interval', evoking brevity.
つゆの 間ま
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the poetic nuance of 露 is not needed.
Etymology Compound of 露 (つゆ , 'dew') + の (possessive particle) + 間 (ま , 'interval, time'). The image is of a time as brief as the morning dew, which evaporates quickly.
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