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瞬

wink
Stroke count: 18

Readings

On readingシュン
Kun readingまたた.く、まじろ.ぐ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. winkRtK
    漁火が島影に瞬く。A fishing light wavers under the lee of an island.tatoeba
    ろうそくの火がそよ風に瞬いている。The candle's flame is flickering in the soft breeze.tatoeba
  2. blink
  3. twinkle
    星が空に瞬いていた。The stars were twinkling in the sky.tatoeba
  1. to twinkle (e.g. stars)
  2. to flicker
  3. to waver
  4. to blink (one's eyes)
  5. to wink

Popular Usage

一瞬瞬間

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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eye (目) · Rose of Sharon · birdhouse · birdcage · claw · vulture · crown (冖) · sunglasses · dancing legs · ballerina · evening

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 880

Compound words

一瞬いっしゅん
instant; moment; for an instant
瞬間しゅんかん
moment; instant; second
瞬くまたたく
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink
瞬時しゅんじ
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
瞬きまばたき
blink (of eyes)
瞬刻しゅんこく
moment
瞬断しゅんだん
power flicker
一瞬間いっしゅんかん
moment
瞬く間にまたたくまに
in the twinkling of an eye
瞬間電断しゅんかんでんだん
power flicker

Kun Reading Examples

ランプの火が霧の中で瞬いた。またたく
The light of the lamp glimmered in the fog.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は入院した瞬間から、いつ家に戻れるか教えてほしいと主治医に尋ね、困らせ続けた。
From the moment he arrived there, he kept on bothering his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home.tatoeba
彼は勝利の瞬間を待ちわびた。
He burned for his moment of triumph.tatoeba
彼は私を助けようと約束したが、最後の瞬間になって私を裏切った。
He promised to help me, but at the last minute he let me down.tatoeba
爆弾が爆発したのは、まさにその瞬間であった。
It was at that very moment that the bomb went off.tatoeba

Stroke Order

18 strokes

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