ウインク

also: うぃんく

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い

ん

く

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

wink

A brief closing of one eye, often as a playful, friendly, flirtatious, or signaling gesture. Used as a noun or with する: ウインクする.

彼かの女じょは友とも達だちにウインクした。
She winked at her friend.
彼かれのウインクに気きづいた。
I noticed his wink.

Written forms

ウインクUsage62%
High-priority katakana spelling for the noun and ウインクする verb use.
ウィンクUsage38%
Alternative katakana spelling with small ィ; also a practical modern spelling.

Similar words

瞬まばたき
Means a blink, usually a natural opening and closing of the eyes; ウインク is deliberately closing one eye as a gesture.
目め配くばせ
Means signaling with the eyes or exchanging glances; it does not necessarily involve closing one eye.

Etymology

Written in katakana. No language-of-origin note is specified. The form corresponds to English “wink,” but no specific historical derivation is asserted here.