noun, adverb

  1. (a) moment, an instant.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
一刹那 いっせつな
一殺那 いっせつな

Contained Kanji Breakdown

one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
temple
セツ サツ セチ (11th)
kill, slaughter, murder
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
what?
ナ ダ なに (11th, N1)
tender, weak, gradually alternating
ゼン ネン あや.うい
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)