瞬間しゅんかん (shunkan)

moment,second,instant

  • JLPT N3
  • noun
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  • #1566 most frequent
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Meaning

瞬間 (しゅんかん, shunkan) is a JLPT N3 noun meaning “moment,second,instant”.

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Example sentences 12

その 瞬間しゅんかんねこしました。

At that moment, a cat ran out.

今はベッドでこの日記を書いてるけど、書き終わった瞬間に寝ると思う。

Right now I'm in bed, writing this journal. But I think I'll fall asleep the instant I finish writing.

長い間憧れていた人に会う瞬間が近づいて、次第に動悸が速まるのを禁じ得なかった。

As the moment approached when I was to meet with the person I'd admired for a long time, I could not stop my heart from beating faster and faster.

浄水器は濾過の過程で塩素をすべて取り去ってしまうため、濾過した瞬間から水は腐敗の危険にさらされる。さらに心配なことに、濾過材に残った水から大量に細菌が繁殖するといった問題が報道された。

Because water purifiers remove all the chlorine in the purification process, from the moment it's been purified, there's a risk the water will get contaminated (literally: rot). What's even more worrisome, bacteria can multiply in the water left in the (purification) fixtures, according to media reports.