JLPT N1 · 18 strokes
Kanji 瞬: "wink, blink, twinkle"
The kanji 瞬 means "wink, blink, twinkle". It is written with 18 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read シュン in on'yomi and またた.く, まじろ.ぐ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シュン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
またた.くまじろ.ぐ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | wink, blink, twinkle |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 18 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1265 of 2,501 |
Common words with 瞬
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 瞬間moment; instant; second
- 一瞬instant; moment; for an instant
- 瞬時instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash
- 瞬きblink (of eyes); wink · twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
- 一瞬にしてin an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously
- 瞬く間にin the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
- 瞬くto blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
- 瞬くto twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver · to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
- 瞬間的momentary; instantaneous
- 瞬間移動teleportation
- 瞬殺defeating in an instant · instant kill
- 数瞬a few moments
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