How to say 'Moment' in Japanese | 瞬間

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The Japanese word for Moment is 'Shunkan', written as 瞬間 in Japanese.'Moment' in hiragana is しゅんかん.

word

瞬間

Meaning

Moment

Reading

しゅんかん

shunkan

Kanji

瞬Blink, Flash 間Interval, Space

Explanation

The Japanese noun '瞬間 (しゅんかん)' means 'moment'. It refers to a very brief period of time, often emphasizing the fleeting nature of an event or experience. This word is commonly used in both everyday conversation and literary contexts to describe a specific instant or a critical point in time. For example: That was the decisive moment「それが決定的な瞬間だった」(それがけっていてきなしゅんかんだった). I captured the moment in a photo「その瞬間を写真に収めた」(そのしゅんかんをしゃしんにおさめた). The word can also be used metaphorically to describe a significant or emotional instant, such as 'the moment of truth' or 'a moment of realization'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1643

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 瞬間

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

瞬

Meaning

Blink, Flash

kanji

間

Meaning

Interval, Space

Words Related to 瞬間 Through the Kanji 瞬

This Word contains the Kanji 瞬 as well.

word

一瞬

Meaning

Instant

Words Related to 瞬間 Through the Kanji 間

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 間 as well.

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間

Meaning

Between

word

時間

Meaning

Time

word

人間

Meaning

Human

word

年間

Meaning

Year

word

この間

Meaning

Recently

word

期間

Meaning

Period

word

間違い

Meaning

Mistake

word

週間

Meaning

Week

word

仲間

Meaning

Companion

word

空間

Meaning

Space

word

世間

Meaning

World, Society

word

民間

Meaning

Private, Civilian

word

間違う

Meaning

Mistake

word

客間

Meaning

Guestroom

word

日間

Meaning

Days

word

時間割り

Meaning

Schedule

word

中間

Meaning

Middle, Interim

word

昼間

Meaning

Daytime

word

間違える

Meaning

Mistake

word

隙間

Meaning

Gap

word

間に合わせる

Meaning

Make do

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間近

Meaning

Near

word

間も無く

Meaning

Soon

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間に合う

Meaning

Suffice, Be in time

word

間接

Meaning

Indirect

word

洋間

Meaning

Western room

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手間

Meaning

Effort

word

居間

Meaning

Living room

word

分間

Meaning

Minutes

word

夜間

Meaning

Night

word

間隔

Meaning

Interval

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