あっと言う間
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Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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言 | 間 |
い Grade: 2 |
ま Grade: 2 |
kun'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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あっという間 |
Etymology
[edit]Literally, “the time it takes to say 'ah'”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- blink of an eye, in nothing flat (a very short period of time)
- 1925, 芥川龍之介, 馬の脚:
- あっと言う間に俺の脚は梯子段の七段目を踏み抜いてしまった。
- A' to iu ma ni ore no ashi wa hashigo dan no shichidan-me o fuminuite shimatta.
- In the blink of an eye my foot slipped through the seventh rung of the ladder.
- あっと言う間に俺の脚は梯子段の七段目を踏み抜いてしまった。
- 1925, 芥川龍之介, 馬の脚:
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- Japanese terms spelled with 言 read as い
- Japanese terms spelled with 間 read as ま
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