せつな
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
1. moment; instant
In that instant, my breath stopped.
Noun
Buddhist
2. kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
orig. meaning
In Buddhism, the kshana is the shortest unit of time.
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
ephemeral; transitory
principle of living only for the moment
Examples (4 in total)
In that instant, they collided head-on.
In that instant, a man's voice was heard.
The next instant, my feet lifted off the ground.