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Kanji 瞬: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 瞬: wink, blink, twinkle

Key takeaways

Kanji 瞬: wink, blink, twinkle. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

瞬
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Meaning

winkblinktwinkle

On reading

シュン

Kun reading

またた.くまじろ.ぐ

Radical

目

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 瞬

wink, blink, twinkle

Kanji structure breakdown

瞬

Structure breakdown

目 + 舜

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This kanji represents a very brief period of time, like the blink of an eye (目). It combines the eye radical with the character for Sage King Shun (舜), which provides the pronunciation. Think of a 'moment' as the split second it takes to blink your eyes.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

シュン
  • 一瞬いっしゅん

    moment / instant

  • 瞬間しゅんかん

    moment / instant / second

Commonly used words

  • 一瞬
    いっしゅん

    moment / instant

  • 瞬間
    しゅんかん

    moment / instant / second

Example sentences

Example 1

彼は疲れてよく瞬きをする。

Translation

He blinks a lot because he is tired.

Example 2

星が空で瞬いている。

Translation

The stars are twinkling in the sky.

Example 3

彼の笑顔は一瞬だった。

Translation

His smile lasted only a moment.

Example 4

事故は一瞬で起きた。

Translation

The accident happened in an instant.

Kanji 瞬: wink, blink, twinkle | Daily Nihongo