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閃 means 'flash of lightning'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 2431   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-5    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 12 words   Used in 24 words   Used in 5 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Common readings
On
   セン
Kun
   ひらめく to flash (lightning); to hit on a good idea
Additional readings
Kun    ひらめき   うかがう
Variants
闪 (Chinese)  
Components
⿵  門 gate  人 person  
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閃 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 閃 is used 24 times, read 2 ways.
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セン : 21 words FIND ALL
せ ん こ う 0
Most common form: せん光
noun
flash; glint
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ひらめく : 3 words FIND ALL
ひ ら め き 0
noun
1. flair; flash  (often written with kana only)
2. insight  (often written with kana only)
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Additional less common words include 閃 but readings have not yet been categorized.
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閃
セン   flash of lightning   ひらめく to flash (lightning); to hit on a good idea   
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
門
モン   かど gate   
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