束の間

Japanese
Kanji in this term
束 間
つか
Grade: 4		 ま
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) つかのま [tsùkánómá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [t͡sɨ̥ᵝka̠no̞ma̠]

    Noun

    束(つか)の間(ま) • (tsukanoma) 

    1. a moment, a brief time

    Adjective

    束(つか)の間(ま) • (tsukanoma) 

    1. brief, transient
      束(つか)の間(ま)の夢(ゆめ)
      tsuka no ma no yume
      a short dream

    Usage notes
    • This adjective is used with の, as the example suggests.

    References
    1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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