Word Meaning 瞬く間に

またたくまに matatakuma ni

瞬く間に is read as またたくまに (matatakuma ni) and means in the twinkling of an eye.

Meaning

English

  1. in the twinkling of an eye
  2. in a flash

Reading

Kana

またたくまに

Romaji

matatakuma ni

Writing Variants

  • またたく間に またたくまに matatakuma ni

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 90971 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

瞬間

しゅんかん

moment

瞬間移動

しゅんかんいどう

teleportation

瞬間的

しゅんかんてき

momentary

瞬間電断

しゅんかんでんだん

power flicker

瞬間風速

しゅんかんふうそく

instantaneous wind speed

瞬く間

またたくま

brief moment

瞬間接着剤

しゅんかんせっちゃくざい

(tube of) instant glue

瞬間湯沸し器

しゅんかんゆわかしき

instantaneous water heater

決定的瞬間

けっていてきしゅんかん

decisive moment

有意瞬間

ゆういしゅんかん

significant instant

最大瞬間風速

さいだいしゅんかんふうそく

maximum instantaneous wind speed

一瞬間

いっしゅんかん

moment

Example Sentences

9

かれはまたたくまにすがたをけした。

He disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The rumor quickly spread.

It changed in an instant.

The snow has disappeared in less than no time.

The news spread like wildfire.

The plane went out of sight in a blink.

The news spread quickly by word of mouth.

Fanned by a strong wind, the fire spread in an instant.

The toilet-paper-roll-shaped cakes were an instant hit.