瞬く
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 瞬く
1
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
Examples
星が空に瞬いていた。
The stars were twinkling in the sky.
2
またたく is sometimes used transitively
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
Kanji in this Word
瞬
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
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