瞬間(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)、時(とき)が止(と)まったように感(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)
彼(かれ)と目(め)が合(あ)った瞬間(しゅんかん)、心臓(しんぞう)がドキッとした。あの時(とき)から恋(こい)が始(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)的(てき)に (instantly, momentarily)

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Related Words

Synonym: 一瞬(いっしゅん) (an instant)
Synonym: 瞬時(しゅんじ) (instantaneous (technical))
Compare: 瞬(またた)く間(ま)に (in the blink of an eye)
Compare: 時(とき) (time, moment)
Compare: 時点(じてん) (point in time, as of (a certain time))
Compare: 刹那(せつな) (moment)
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Added 2026.1.11 22:40 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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