Meaning of つかの間(つかのま) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level つかの間, 束の間 JLPT 1

Kana Reading つかのま

Romaji tsukanoma

Examples of つかの間, 束の間, つかのま in a sentence

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.
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.
つかの間の平和の後でまた戦争が起こった。

After a brief peace, war broke out again.
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.

束 JLPT 3

7 strokes

bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control

On'Yomi: ソク

Kun'Yomi: たば, たば.ねる, つか, つか.ねる

間 JLPT 5

12 strokes

interval, space

On'Yomi: カン, ケン

Kun'Yomi: あいだ, ま, あい

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