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瞬 means 'wink'
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シュン
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Kun まばたく to wink, to blink まじろぐ
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Early on, 瞬 meant “to blink,” later extending to "moment,” the duration of a blink! Thus, the essay examines blinking eyes, twinkling stars, and flickering candles, as well as crucial moments and things that happen in a flash. Learn to say, “The world will change in an instant,” “This moment will be recorded in history,” and “The moment he met Akiko, he fell in love with her.”
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 瞬 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 瞬 is used 27 times, read 4 ways.
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シュン
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
moment; second; instant(click the word for examples and links)
またたく
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Most common form: 目叩く
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat (またたく is sometimes used transitively)2. to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
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まばたく
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. blink (of eyes); wink2. twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light) (this meaning is restricted to reading またたき, まだたき)
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まじろぐ
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'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to wink; to blink; to twinkle; to flicker(click the word for examples and links)
An additional 5 less common words include 瞬 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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