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Words — 5 found

Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
  • ほし
  • そら
  • またた瞬いていた
The stars were twinkling in the sky.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to batまたたく is sometimes used transitively
Other forms
瞬く 【まばたく】瞬く 【まだたく】
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to blink (one's eyes) repeatedlyUsually written using kana alone
Other forms
瞬く 【しばたく】瞬く 【しばだたく】屡叩く 【しばたたく】屡叩く 【しばたく】屡叩く 【しばだたく】
Notes
屡叩く: Rarely-used kanji form. 屡叩く: Rarely-used kanji form. 屡叩く: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Yodan verb with 'ku' ending (archaic), Intransitive verb
1. to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to batArchaic
Other forms
目叩く 【めたたく】瞬く 【めばたく】
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
Other forms
またたく間に 【またたくまに】
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
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Kanji — 1 found

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18 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
wink, blink, twinkle
On: シュン
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Sentences — 14 found

  • jreibun/9015/1
    • やま
    • でキャンプをしたとき、暗くなってからテントの
    • そと
    • に出てみると、
    • そら
    • には
    • まんてん満天
    • ほし
    • またた瞬いて
    • いた。
    When I camped in the mountains, I stood outside my tent after dark and found the sky to be full of twinkling stars. Jreibun
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