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    3. つかの間

    つかの間

    つ​か​の​間ま

    moment

    KMT6CoreRef L1Noun, ParticleDaily LifeKanji Vocab17 strokes

    束の間

    つかのま

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    moment, brief space of time

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    喜よろこびもつかの間までした。

    The joy was only for a brief moment.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    忙いそがしい毎まい日にちの中なかで、つかの間まの休きゅう息そくが大たい切せつです。

    In busy everyday life, a brief moment of rest is important.

    KMT6Daily Life
    晴せい天てんはつかの間まで、すぐに雨 が降ふり始はじめました。

    The clear weather was brief, and it soon started raining.

    KMT6Daily LifeWeather & Geography
    彼かれの成せい功こうはつかの間まの輝かがやきで、すぐに忘わすれ去さられました。

    His success was a fleeting brilliance, and he was soon forgotten.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    悲かなしみはつかの間まのもので、やがて希き望ぼうが訪おとずれるでしょう。

    Sadness is fleeting, and hope will eventually come.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    間
    あいだ・ま・あい…(6)
    interval・space
    Kanji
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
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