Word Meaning あっという間

あっというま attoiuma

あっという間 is read as あっというま (attoiuma) and means an instant.

Meaning

English

  1. an instant
  2. a split second
  3. no time at all
  4. time of an "ah!"

Reading

Kana

あっというま

Romaji

attoiuma

Writing Variants

  • あっと言う間 あっというま attoiuma

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb Rank 24388 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

あいだ

among (a group)

人間

にんげん

character (of a person)

年間

ねんかん

(period of) a year

時間

じかん

hour

中間

ちゅうかん

interim

この間

このあいだ

meanwhile

土間

どま

dirt floor

行間

ぎょうかん

line-spacing in text

長時間

ちょうじかん

long time

月間

げっかん

month-long period

room

Example Sentences

10

Human life is short.

Time passes quickly.

Summer vacation goes away in the blink of an eye.

Time passed very quickly.

My vacation went by quickly.

Time flies when you're having fun.

Children grow up so quickly.

It's already ten. How time flies!

The kids are growing up really fast.

He fell asleep immediately.