瞬間

しゅんかん · shunkan · JLPT N3 · noun

moment

⏱️ 瞬間 = blink (瞬) + interval (間): the span of one blink

瞬 means to blink or wink; its left side 目 is the eye radical. 間 means interval or gap. Together: the gap of a single blink, hence a moment. Sound hook: shun-kan, as in a moment you can shun in a blink.

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