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Kotomora

瞬

wink, blink, twinkle

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes18

Readings

On'yomi

  • シュン

Kun'yomi

  • またた.く
  • まじろ.ぐ

Meaning

瞬 centers on an extremely brief moment or flicker: a wink, a blink, or a twinkle. All meanings share the idea of something happening in an instant.

Most common words using 瞬

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  • 瞬間しゅんかん
    N3

    moment; instant; second

  • 一瞬いっしゅん
    N3

    instant; moment; for an instant

  • 瞬時しゅんじ

    instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

  • 瞬くまたたく
    N1

    to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

  • 瞬きまばたき
    N1

    blink (of eyes); wink

  • 瞬発しゅんぱつ

    instantaneous

  • 一瞬にしていっしゅんにして

    in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

  • 一瞬絶句いっしゅんぜっく

    breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment

  • 一瞬間いっしゅんかん

    moment; instant

  • 全国瞬時警報システムぜんこくしゅんじけいほうシステム

    nationwide instantaneous alert system; J-Alert system; satellite-based early warning system used in Japan

  • 数瞬すうしゅん

    a few moments

  • 最大瞬間風速さいだいしゅんかんふうそく

    maximum instantaneous wind speed

  • 有意瞬間ゆういしゅんかん

    significant instant

  • 決定的瞬間けっていてきしゅんかん

    decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment

  • 瞬くしばたたく

    to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly

  • 瞬くめたたく

    to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

  • 瞬く間またたくま

    brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)

  • 瞬く間にまたたくまに

    in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

  • 瞬ぐまじろぐ

    to wink; to blink; to twinkle; to flicker

  • 瞬乾しゅんかん

    instant drying

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Etymology

瞬 combines 目 (eye) with 舜, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a quick, fleeting movement. The character expresses the rapid action of an eye blinking or winking.

Meaning mnemonic

The eye radical 目 on the left and the complex right side 舜 suggest a quick, flickering motion. Picture an eye blinking rapidly, like a twinkling star.

Reading mnemonic

For シュン, imagine a shooting star that winks and is gone in a shun (シュン) instant. The quick shun sound matches the blink of an eye.