瞬時

• 読み: しゅんじ
• ローマ字: shunji
• 漢字の分解: 瞬 (shun) — blink, wink, instant; 時 (ji) — time, moment, hour
• 発音: /ɕɯɴ.dʑi/

意味

Instant; moment; split second. An extremely brief period of time.

A noun referring to an extremely short period of time — a blink or a flash. More literary and precise than 一瞬 (isshun, a moment). Often used adverbially as 瞬時に (shunji ni, instantly/in a flash). Common in technical, scientific, and dramatic contexts to describe speed — such as computer processing, reflexes, or sudden events. Conveys a sense of immediacy and precision.

例文

1. コンピューターが瞬時に計算結果を表示した。
2. 彼は瞬時に危険を察知して避けた。
3. 瞬時の判断が勝敗を分けることがある。

使い方ガイド

場面: technology, sports, science, narrative

トーン: dramatic

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 瞬 (shun, blink/wink) + 時 (ji, time). Literally 'the time of a blink' — an interval as brief as the blinking of an eye.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal