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刹那
setsuna
Description
「刹那」は、とても短い時間や一瞬という意味の言葉です。
"刹那" means a very short time or a moment.
少し古い感じや文学的な感じがあって、会話よりも本や歌でよく使われます。
It has a somewhat old-fashioned or literary feel and is used more often in books and songs than in conversation.
Meanings
刹那setsuna
a very short moment; an instant
その刹那、時間が止まったように感じた。
At that moment, it felt as if time stopped.
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Notes
- Etymology
from Sanskrit 'kṣaṇa', a Buddhist term for the smallest unit of time.
- Nuance
more literary and dramatic than the everyday 一瞬 or 瞬間.
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