瞬
瞬 — Wink
wink, blink, twinkle
On’yomiシュン (shun)
Kun’yomiまたたく (matataku)
Kun’yomiまじろぐ (majirogu)
Stroke order (18 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 瞬
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瞬間 | しゅんかん shunkan | moment; instant; second |
| 一瞬 | いっしゅん isshun | instant; moment; for an instant |
| 瞬時 | しゅんじ shunji | instant; moment; (split) second |
| 瞬く | またたく matataku | to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver |
Study notes
瞬 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 18 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1265 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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