Japanese symbol for “instant”
一瞬
いっしゅん
Romaji: isshun
instant; moment; for an instant
In Japanese, instant is 一瞬, read いっしゅん (isshun).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adv, n instant; moment; for an instant
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “instant”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瞬間 | しゅんかん shunkan | moment; instant; second |
| 瞬時 | しゅんじ shunji | instant; moment; (split) second |
| 即座 | そくざ sokuza | immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu |
| インスタント | インスタント insutanto | instant |
| あっという間 | あっというま attoiuma | an instant; a split second; no time at all |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一緒 | いっしょ issho | (doing) together |
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | number one; first; first place |
| 一つ | ひとつ hitotsu | one |
| 一般 | いっぱん ippan | general; universal |
| 一部 | いちぶ ichibu | one part; one portion; one section |
| 一方 | いっぽう ippou | one (esp. of two); the other; one way |
| 瞬間 | しゅんかん shunkan | moment; instant; second |
| 瞬時 | しゅんじ shunji | instant; moment; (split) second |
See also: Chinese symbol for “instant”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.