つかの間
つかのま
Also written 束の間
Meanings
- Expression, Noun, の-adjective moment; brief space of time
Kanji
- 間 interval. Read as ま.
Example sentences
- 彼と彼女と２人きりになれたほんの束の間に、デートをしてくれと頼んだ。
When he got her alone for a moment, he asked for a date. - 彼のつかの間の休息は彼女がきて中断された。
His brief repose was interrupted by her arrival.