(しゅんかん)

しゅんかん
noun
moment, instant, second
1. moment, instant
An extremely short period of time.
その瞬間(しゅんかん)(とき)()まったように(かん)じた。
At that moment, it felt like time had stopped.
瞬間(しゅんかん)移動(いどう)ができたらいいのに。
I wish I could teleport.
瞬間移動 = teleportation (lit. instant movement)
(かれ)()()った瞬間(しゅんかん)心臓(しんぞう)がドキッとした。あの(とき)から(こい)(はじ)まったのかもしれない。
The moment our eyes met, my heart skipped a beat. Maybe that was when I fell in love.

瞬間(しゅんかん) refers to an instant or moment - an extremely brief period of time.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • その瞬間(しゅんかん) (at that moment)
  • ○○した瞬間(しゅんかん) (the moment when ~)
  • 瞬間(しゅんかん)(てき)に (instantly, momentarily)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 瞬間(しゅんかん)移動(いどう) (teleportation)
  • 瞬間(しゅんかん)接着剤(せっちゃくざい) (instant glue)
  • 決定的(けっていてき)瞬間(しゅんかん) (decisive moment)
  • 瞬間(しゅんかん)最大(さいだい)風速(ふうそく) (maximum instantaneous wind speed)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 瞬間(しゅんかん): instant, moment (very short)
  • 一瞬(いっしゅん): an instant (emphasis on brevity)
  • (またた)() (に): in the blink of an eye
  • (とき): time, moment (more general)