Word Meaning 間髪を入れず

かんぱつをいれず kampatsu o irezu

間髪を入れず is read as かんぱつをいれず (kampatsu o irezu) and means immediately.

Meaning

English

  1. immediately
  2. instantly
  3. with nary a pause
  4. without a moment's delay

Reading

Kana

かんぱつをいれず

Romaji

kampatsu o irezu

Writing Variants

  • 間髪をいれず かんはつをいれず kanhatsuoirezu
  • 間髪をいれず かんぱつをいれず kampatsuoirezu
  • 間髪を入れず かんはつをいれず kanhatsu o irezu
  • 間髪を容れず かんはつをいれず kanhatsu o irezu
  • 間髪を容れず かんぱつをいれず kampatsu o irezu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 125542 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

間髪入れず

かんはついれず

immediately

間髪おかず

かんはつおかず

immediately

間一髪

かんいっぱつ

hair's breadth

間髪

かんぱつ

immediately

入れ髪

いれがみ

false hair

仲間入り

なかまいり

joining a group

間違い

まちがい

improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman)

間際

まぎわ

(just before the) edge

間に合う

まにあう

to be in time (for)

Example Sentences

1

Tom responded instantly.