瞬く間

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
またた
Grade: S

Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Chinese 瞬間瞬间 (shùnjiān).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) たたくま [màtátáꜜkùmà] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ta̠ta̠kɯ̟ᵝma̠]

Noun[edit]

(またた)() (matatakuma

  1. instant (period of time), the moment that something happens

Adverb[edit]

(またた)() (matatakuma

  1. (with the particle (ni)) in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash