瞬く間

Japanese

Kanji in this term
瞬	間
またた Grade: S	ま Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 瞬間／瞬间 (shùnjiān).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) またたくま [màtátáꜜkùmà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ta̠ta̠kɯ̟ma̠]

Noun

瞬(またた)く間(ま) • (matatakuma) 

1. instant (period of time), the moment that something happens

Adverb

瞬(またた)く間(ま) • (matatakuma) 

1. (with the particle に (ni)) in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash​