Japanese

Noun

束の間 ‎(hiragana つかのま, romaji tsukanoma)

1. a moment, a brief time

Adjectival noun

束の間 ‎(hiragana つかのま, romaji tsukanoma)

1. brief, transient

   束 (つか)の間 (ま)の夢 (ゆめ)

   tsuka no ma no yume

   a short dream

Usage notes

• This adjective is used with の, as the example suggests.

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3