にして

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟i ɕite̞]

Conjunction

にして • (ni shite) 

  1. (literary) at, in (a duration of time)
    Synonyms: に (ni), で (de)
    一(いっ)瞬(しゅん)にして
    isshun ni shite
    in an instant
    ○歳(さい)にして父(ちち)を失(うしな)う
    ○-sai ni shite chichi o ushinau
    to lose one's father at the age of X
    ローマは一(いち)日(にち)にして成(な)らず
    Rōma wa ichinichi ni shite narazu
    Rome wasn't built in a day
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