adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. ephemeral, transitory.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
刹那的 せつなてき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)
bull's eye, mark, target
テキ まと いくは (4th)
white
しろ ハク しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
ladle, one tenth of a go, dip
シャク (N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)