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しばたたく

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

瞬く
ばた
しばだたく
屡叩く
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #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.

Kanji in this Word

18 strokes
Frequency: 1265
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

wink
blink
twinkle

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シュン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
またた.く
まじろ.ぐ
12 strokes

Meanings

often
frequently

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
しばしば
5 strokes
Frequency: 2316

Meanings

strike
beat
kow tow
hit
thrash
criticize

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
たた.く
はた.く
すぎ
14 strokes

Meanings

frequently
often
again & again

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
しばしば
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