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つかの間

束の間

Reading

Kana: つかのま
Romaji: tsukanoma
Kana
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Definition

1

moment; brief time; brief; transient

Kanji

Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: ソク、 たば、 たば.ねる、 つか、 つか.ねる
Meanings: bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control

Example Sentences

つかの()平和(へいわ)(のち)でまた戦争(せんそう)()こった。
➥After a brief peace, war broke out again.
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がっかりしたことに、(かれ)勝利(しょうり)は、つかの()勝利(しょうり)にすぎなかった。
➥To my regret, his was nothing but a short-lived triumph.
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(かれ)のつかの()休息(きゅうそく)彼女(かのじょ)がきて中断(ちゅうだん)された。
➥His brief repose was interrupted by her arrival.
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