What does つかの間 mean?
つかの間 is a Japanese noun meaning “moment, brief time,” in English. It is written as つかの間 in kanji, つかのま in hiragana, and tsukanoma in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
がっかりしたことに、彼の勝利は、つかの間の勝利にすぎなかった。
To my regret, his was nothing but a short-lived triumph.