JLPT N3 · Noun / adverb

瞬間 (shunkan)

瞬間 (しゅんかん, shunkan) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “moment; instant”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しゅんかん
Romaji: shunkan
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

moment; instant; second · noun
just then; right at that moment; at that instant · adverb
for a moment; for an instant; momentarily · adverb

Example sentences

この瞬間は歴史に記録されるだろう。

This moment will be recorded in history.

Tatoeba #221226

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 瞬間

瞬

wink, blink, twinkleシュン・またた.く・まじろ.ぐ · 18 strokes

間

interval, spaceカン・ケン・あいだ・ま · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 瞬間.

一瞬いっしゅんinstant瞬きまばたきblink (of eyes)時間じかんtime週間しゅうかんweek間あいだspace (between)昼間ひるまdaytimeこの間このあいだthe other day間違えるまちがえるto make a mistake (in)間に合うまにあうto be in time (for)間まtime世間せけんworld居間いまliving room (Western style)間隔かんかくspace期間きかんperiod

Source: JMdict entry 1341210 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.