Word Meaning 一瞬

いっしゅん isshun

一瞬 is read as いっしゅん (isshun) and means instant.

Meaning

English

  1. instant
  2. moment
  3. for an instant

Reading

Kana

いっしゅん

Romaji

isshun

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 永遠 Rank 3390 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一瞬間

いっしゅんかん

moment

一瞬にして

いっしゅんにして

in an instant

一瞬絶句

いっしゅんぜっく

breaking off short (in one's speech)

一応

いちおう

just in case

一生懸命

いっしょうけんめい

very hard

一致

いっち

union

一握り

ひとにぎり

handful

一概に

いちがいに

unconditionally

一本釣り

いっぽんずり

fishing with a pole

一樹

いっき

one tree

一撃

いちげき

blow

一刀

いっとう

single stroke

Example Sentences

10

いっしゅんでおわった。

It ended in an instant.

それはいっしゅんのできごとだった。

It was a split-second event.

I closed my eyes for a moment.

For a moment, I thought I was going to die.

He held his breath for a moment.

Tom held his breath for a moment.

I only got a short glimpse of the thief.

It changed in an instant.

It's amazing, just like that.

He hesitated before answering.