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瞬

瞬 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

wink, blink, twinkle

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • シュンJHS
Kun (native)
  • またた(く)HS
  • まじろ(ぐ)
Other languages
  • 拼音shun4
  • 한글sun
  • Hán-ViệtThuấn

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
18 strokes
Radical
目(め)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+77AC

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰目舜

Words using this kanji

  • 瞬間しゅんかんごく短い時間。刹那。 複数の事象が、まったく同時におこること、ちょうどその時。moment, instant, second, just then
  • 瞬時しゅんじ瞬きをする間ほどの僅かな時間。instant, moment, (split) second, (in a) flash
  • 瞬くまたたくto twinkle (e.g. stars), to flicker, to waver, to blink (one's eyes)
  • 瞬刻しゅんこく瞬く間。一瞬。瞬間。刹那。moment, instant
  • 瞬断しゅんだん電力供給や通信が瞬間的に途切れること。power flicker
  • 瞬きまばたきblink (of eyes), wink, twinkling (of stars), flicker (of light)
  • 瞬ぐまじろぐto wink, to blink, to twinkle, to flicker
  • 瞬発しゅんぱつinstantaneous
  • 瞬殺しゅんさつ一瞬にして相手を殺害したり倒したりすること。defeating in an instant, instant kill
  • 瞬速しゅんそくblindingly quick speed, (in) a flash, (in) the blink of an eye
  • 瞬膜しゅんまくnictitating membrane, haw
  • 瞬くめたたくto blink (one's eyes), to wink, to bat
  • 瞬くしばたたくto blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
  • 瞬眠しゅんみん1〜2秒程度のごく短時間の無自覚な睡眠。フラッシュスリープ。フラッシュ睡眠。マイクロスリープ。microsleep
  • 瞬乾しゅんかんinstant drying
  • 瞬目しゅんもくnictitation, winking, palpebration, blinking
  • 瞬発力しゅんぱつりょく(muscular) explosiveness, explosive power, instantaneous force, quick responsiveness
  • 瞬間的しゅんかんてき時間を隔てずに。即座に。momentary, instantaneous
  • 瞬く間またたくまbrief moment, blink of an eye (time span)
  • 瞬間電断しゅんかんでんだんpower flicker

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-5-13
Four Corner
6205.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
5c13.1
Heisig
880
Nelson
3159