Word details

しばたたく

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word しばたたく.

Dictionary

Entry

ばたた瞬くばたしばだたく屡叩くTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #8634
1

to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly

Examples
瞬くうちにテニスボール大の団子が消え去った。
In the blink of an eye, the tennis-ball-sized dumpling had disappeared.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

wink, blink, twinkle

18 strokesFrequency 1,265JLPT N1Grade 8

On

シュン

Kun

またた.くまじろ.ぐ

often, frequently

12 strokes

On

Kun

しばしば

strike, beat, kow tow, hit, thrash, criticize

5 strokesFrequency 2,316

On

コウ

Kun

たた.くはた.くすぎ

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