Vocab Info

N1 Expressions, Noun, No-adjective

つかの()moment, brief time, brief, transient

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Expressions, Noun, No-adjective

      1.

      moment, brief space of time

    All Forms

    つかの間 【つかのま】束の間 【つかのま】

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      アイドルとの握手(あくしゅ)(かい)つかの()(しあわ)せだった。

      The handshake event with the idol was a moment of transient happiness. {moment, brief time, brief, transient}

      • N1

      ()まれてから(いっ)週間(しゅうかん)()くなるなんて、つかの()(いのち)だ。

      To pass away within a week of being born, that's such a transient life. {moment, brief time, brief, transient}

      • N1

      合格(ごうかく)()らせを()けたがそれは誤報(ごほう)だった。つかの()(よろこ)びに()わった。

      I received news of passing, but it turned out to be a false report. It ended up being a moment of transient joy. {moment, brief time, brief, transient}

      • N1

      つかの()でも、自分(じぶん)父親(ちちおや)である(こと)(わす)れるとは(おや)としてあるまじき(こと)だ。

      Even for a brief moment, forgetting that you are a father is something that should never happen as a parent. {moment, brief time, brief, transient}

      • N1

      火事(かじ)現場(げんば)から()()してホッとしたのもつかの()財布(さいふ)(わす)れた(こと)()づいた。

      I had a moment of relief after escaping from the scene of the fire, but in a brief time, I realized I had forgotten my wallet. {moment, brief time, brief, transient}

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