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瞬く is an exact match with one form of the following word:
瞬く
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Readings : またたく    まばたく    まだたく   
瞬く can be read in 3 ways: またたく (40%), まだたく (30%), まばたく (30%).
'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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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 83,145 which gives a rank of 10,077
瞬く is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 65,000 (about 5,550,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
ごみ
はい
った
のでしきりに
まばた
いた

I got dust in my eye, so I kept blinking.
ランプ
ひかり
きり
なか
またた
いた

The lamplight glimmered in the fog.
せいか
星火
またた
title of book, album etc.
Shooting Stars Twinkle
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目叩く
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Readings : またたく    しばたたく    しばたく    まばたく    めたたく    めばたく   
目叩く can be read in 6 ways: しばたく (30%), まばたく (20%), またたく (20%), めばたく (10%), めたたく (10%), しばたたく (10%).
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 82,000 (about 4,800,000 results)
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またたく
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 113,000 (about 1,300,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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屡叩く
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Readings : またたく    しばたたく    しばたく    まばたく    めたたく    めばたく   
屡叩く can be read in 6 ways: めばたく (40%), しばたく (30%), まばたく (10%), しばたたく (10%), またたく (10%), めたたく (rare).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 249,000 (about 13,300 results)
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シュン   またた to wink, to blink   
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シュン   morning glory
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oppose; opposite   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
wheel around
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つめ claw; fingernail   
cover; covered   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
たた to strike, beat, hit   
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seal
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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