つかの間

つかのま · tsukanoma · JLPT N1 · expression

moment

⏳ 束の間 = 束 (bundle, short span) + の + 間 (interval): a brief slice of time

Often written 束の間. 束 (tsuka) means a bundle or handful, so the word names a small bundled span of time.

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