閃せん光こう

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Meanings

noun

flash of light; glint

A sudden, brief burst of light, often used in contexts like lightning, photography, or reflections.

カメラの閃せん光こうがまぶしかった。
The camera flash was dazzling.
稲いな妻ずまの閃せん光こうが一いっ瞬しゅん、空そらを照てらした。
A flash of lightning lit up the sky for an instant.

noun

schiller

geology

Geological term for a metallic or iridescent luster seen in certain minerals.

この鉱こう物ぶつは閃せん光こうを放はなつ。
This mineral exhibits schiller.

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Usage patterns

閃せん光こうが走はしるa flash of light streaks across (something)
夜よ空ぞらに閃せん光こうが走はしった。
A flash of light streaked across the night sky.
閃せん光こうを放はなつto emit a flash of light
爆ばく発はつが閃せん光こうを放はなった。
The explosion gave off a flash of light.
閃せん光こうに包つつまれるto be enveloped in a flash of light
一いっ瞬しゅん、周しゅう囲いが閃せん光こうに包つつまれた。
For an instant, the surroundings were engulfed in a flash of light.
閃光せんこうを発はっするto give off/produce a flash of light
そのカメラは強つよい閃せん光こうを発はっする。
That camera produces a strong flash of light.

Kanji

閃flash, brandish
光ray, light

Related words

光ひかりN4sense 1
閃光 refers to a sudden, brief burst of light, while 光 is the general word for light itself without implying suddenness.
フラッシュ sense 1
フラッシュ is a loanword typically used for a camera flash or sudden burst of light, whereas 閃光 is a more formal term that can also describe natural flashes such as lightning.

Don't confuse with

専せん攻こうN3
専攻 (せんこう) means 'academic major' and is pronounced identically to 閃光, but the two words are unrelated in meaning.
先せん行こうN1
先行 (せんこう) means 'to precede' or 'go ahead' and shares the same pronunciation as 閃光 despite having no connection in meaning.
潜せん行こう
潜行 (せんこう) means 'to move stealthily' or 'submerge' and is a homophone of 閃光 with an entirely different meaning.

Counted with

回かいN4sense 1
閃光 is often counted with 回 when referring to how many times a flash occurs, as in 閃光が二回見えた.
本ほんN5sense 1
閃光 can also be counted with 本 when treated as a streak-like flash, similar to how 稲光 is counted, as in 閃光が一本走った.

Word family

緑りょく閃せん光こう
green flash
閃せん光こう弾だん
stun grenade; flashbang; flash bomb
閃せん光こう灯とう
flashing light; signal lamp
閃せん光こう信しん号ごう
flashing light signal
閃せん光こう電でん球きゅう
flash bulb
閃せん光こう発はつ音おん筒とう
stun grenade; flashbang

Written forms

閃せん光こうUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling for 'flash of light'.
せん光こうUsage2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard written variant.

Etymology

Compound of 閃 (sen, 'flash') and 光 (kō, 'light'). The kanji 閃 is composed of 門 (gate) and 人 (person), suggesting a person glimpsed through a gate, hence a fleeting appearance.