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    3. 瞬く

    瞬く

    瞬またたく​

    to twinkle (e.g. stars)

    KMT8CoreVerb, IntransitiveNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab19 strokes

    またたくまばたくまだたく

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to twinkle (e.g. stars), to flicker, to waver
    2.
    to blink (one's eyes), to wink, to bat

    Stroke 0 / 19

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    彼かの女じょは目めを瞬またたいた。

    She blinked her eyes.

    KMT6Daily Life
    夜よ空ぞらには星ほしが瞬またたいている。

    Stars are twinkling in the night sky.

    KMT8Nature & Environment
    満まん天てんの星ほしが瞬またたく美うつくしい夜よるだった。

    It was a beautiful night with countless stars twinkling.

    KMT8Nature & Environment
    瞬またたく間まに時じ間かんは過すぎ去さった。

    Time passed in the blink of an eye.

    KMT8Daily Life
    ろうそくの炎ほのおが風かぜに瞬またたいている。

    The candle flame is flickering in the wind.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    瞬
    またた.く・まじろ.ぐ…(1)
    wink・blink・twinkle
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
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