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つかの間
tsukanoma
moment, brief time
Example sentence
彼のつかの間の休息は彼女がきて中断された。
His brief repose was interrupted by her arrival.
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ～時間 | N5 | ～じかん | ～じかん~ hours (counter for duration, e.g. 三時間[さんじかん] = 3 hours) | |
| ～週間 | N5 | ～しゅうかん | ～しゅうかん~ weeks | |
| 間 | N4 | あいだ | あいだbetween / while / interval (e.g. 友達[ともだち]と先生[せんせい]の間[あいだ] = between friend and teacher) | |
| この間 | N4 | このあいだ | このあいだthe other day, recently | |
| 昼間 | N4 | ひるま | ひるまdaytime, during the day | |
| 間に合う | N4 | まにあう | まにあうto be in time for | |
| 間違える | N4 | まちがえる | まちがえるto make a mistake | |
| 間 | N3 | ま | まspace / pause / gap (e.g. 間[ま]を取る[とる] = take a pause / space) |
More Time & Dates words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 先 | せん | せんprevious / prior / earlier (used in compounds; e.g. 先週[せんしゅう] = last week) | |
| タイム | タイム | タイムtime | |
| 事前 | じぜん | じぜんprior, beforehand, in advance | |
| タイミング | タイミング | タイミングtiming | |
| かつて | かつて | かつてonce, before, formerly | |
| 従来 | じゅうらい | じゅうらいup to now, so far, traditional | |
| 古代 | こだい | こだいancient times | |
| 青春 | せいしゅん | せいしゅんyouth, springtime of life, adolescent |
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