瞬時 and 瞬間 - distinction?

user64344 · 8 Jun 2015

Hi there.

The distinction between 瞬時 and 瞬間 is the basis of discussion. I'd appreciate it if you would share your thoughts on this.

I have come across 瞬間 more frequently, and I find it and 瞬時 to be of very similar nature. I have read some people noting that 瞬時 is appropriate in written form (more so than in speech?). I've seen 瞬時 compounded into 「瞬時に」(~instantly, in the blink of an eye), can it instead be written as「瞬間に」for the same interpretation?

Toritoribe · 9 Jun 2015

Dictionary has an explanation about the difference.
しゅんじ【瞬時】の類語・シソーラス - 類語辞書 - goo辞書

瞬間 is often used for a subordinate clause, but 一瞬 can't.
e.g.
×瞬間にやってのける
○瞬時にやってのける
○思いついた瞬間にやってのける
×思いついた瞬時にやってのける

user64344 · 9 Jun 2015

Toritoribe said:
Dictionary has an explanation about the difference.
しゅんじ【瞬時】の類語・シソーラス - 類語辞書 - goo辞書

瞬間 is often used for a subordinate clause, but 一瞬 can't.
e.g.
×瞬間にやってのける
○瞬時にやってのける
○思いついた瞬間にやってのける
×思いついた瞬時にやってのける

I'd appreciate it more if you'd actually explain yourself instead of just linking to a website. I'd also like it if you properly present 一瞬, since that wasn't really one of the words in question (瞬時 was). I want more detailed explanations.

Toritoribe · 9 Jun 2015

That's the best explanation I can give you.
一瞬 is just a typo of 瞬時, as you can easily guess from my examples. Sorry for that.
And finally, your attitude to the response to your question seems rude to me.

user64344 · 9 Jun 2015

I meant absolutely nothing rude by it, so I apologize if I gave a poor impression. I want to be as direct as possible when there is something I'm wondering about and want to discuss, but I do not want to make anyone feel bad. Your input is quite valuable to me and I appreciate your service on this forum.

nice gaijin · 9 Jun 2015

@Toritoribe, would you say that 瞬間 refers to a brief moment/period of time, while 瞬時 is more like the exact instant/a single point in time? Just from the characters alone, that would be my inference, though I almost always see 瞬間 used, and had not seen 瞬時 before

Toritoribe · 9 Jun 2015

"Modifying phrase/clause + 瞬間" refers to a specific point of time, as in my previous examples. 瞬間的に has a similar meaning to 瞬時に "immediately/instantly", but it also can be used for a very short period of time. In the examples below, 瞬間的に can't be replaced with 瞬時に. It's closer to 一瞬. Thus, 瞬間 can refer to a longer period of time than 瞬時, but it's hard to use alone, without a modifying phrase/clause or 的.
e.g.
鼻にツーンとくる刺激臭。三人とも瞬間的に視力を喪った。その隙に、小柄な男ともう一人ストッキングをかぶった男が、…

自分はもとより他人によっても助けられないものをかかえている者の目だった。瞬間的にレイはおびえた。この目がゆきつく先はどこなのだろう。

おそらく声帯に何らかの問題が瞬間的に生じるのであろう．

人間は、予期せぬ出来事に遭遇すると狼狽して瞬間的に冷静な判断が出来なくなることがあります。

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