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    3. 点滅

    点滅

    点てん滅めつ

    switching on and off (of a light)

    KMT9News #33+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, IntransitiveTechnologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    てんめつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive, Intransitive

    1.
    switching on and off (of a light), flashing, blinking, flickering

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    信しん号ごうが点てん滅めつしている。

    The traffic light is blinking.

    KMT7Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    パソコンの電でん源げんランプが点てん滅めつしている場ば合あいは、エラーの可か能のう性せいがあります。

    If the computer's power light is blinking, there might be an error.

    KMT9TechnologyDaily Life
    緊きん急きゅう時じには、非ひ常じょう灯とうが自じ動どう的てきに点てん滅めつを開かい始しする。

    In an emergency, the emergency lights automatically begin to flash.

    KMT9TechnologyDaily Life
    LEDライトは、従エルイーディーライ来トはじゅうらいの電でん球きゅうよりも高こう速そくで点てん滅めつさせることが可か能のうです。

    LED lights can be made to flash at a higher speed than traditional light bulbs.

    KMT9TechnologyScience & Math
    光ひかりファイバー通つう信しんでは、光ひかりの点てん滅めつによってデータが送おくられます。

    In fiber optic communication, data is sent by the blinking of light.

    KMT9TechnologyScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    点
    つ.ける・つ.く・た.てる・さ.す・とぼ.す・とも.す…(2)
    spot・point・mark・speck・decimal point
    滅
    ほろ.びる・ほろ.ぶ・ほろ.ぼす…(1)
    destroy・ruin・overthrow・perish
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