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つかの間
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word つかの間.
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Entry
1
moment; brief space of time
Examples
がっかりしたことに、彼の勝利は、つかの間の勝利にすぎなかった。
To my regret, his was nothing but a short-lived triumph.
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