間も無く

Japanese
Kanji in this term
間 無
ま
Grade: 2		 な
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
間もなく

Etymology

Literally "without (any) space (left)".

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) まも​なく [màmóꜜnàkù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠mo̞na̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Adverb

間(ま)も無(な)く • (ma mo naku) 

  1. soon
    間(ま)もなく発(はっ)車(しゃ)いたします
    ma mo naku hassha itashimasu
    the train will be departing shortly

References
  1. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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