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    3. あっという間

    あっという間

    あ​っ​と​い​う​間ま

    an instant

    KMT8Ref L1NounDaily LifeKanji Vocab22 strokes

    あっと言う間アッという間アッと言う間あっとゆう間アッとゆう間あっとゆー間

    あっというまあっとゆうまあっとゆーま

    Noun

    1.
    an instant, a split second, no time at all, time of an "ah!"

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    あっという間まに時じ間かんが過すぎた。

    Time passed in an instant.

    KMT7Daily Life
    夏なつ休やすみはあっという間まに終おわってしまった。

    Summer vacation ended in the blink of an eye.

    KMT8Daily Life
    毎まい日にちが忙いそがしくて、あっという間まに一いち年ねんが経たつ。

    Every day is busy, and a year passes in the blink of an eye.

    KMT8Daily Life
    子こ供どもの成せい長ちょうはあっという間まだ。

    Children grow up in the blink of an eye.

    KMT8Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    彼かれのパフォーマンスは、あっという間まに観かん客きゃくを魅み了りょうした。

    His performance captivated the audience in an instant.

    KMT9Music & EntertainmentArt & Design

    Characters that make up this word

    間
    あいだ・ま・あい…(6)
    interval・space
    Kanji
    あ
    a
    Kana
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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