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Kanji Detail for 閃 - "flash, glimpse"
閃
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Meaning
閃 means "flash, glimpse." Also associated with dodge.
Flash - To shine suddenly; to sparkle briefly.
Glimpse - To see briefly; to catch sight of.
Dodge - To move quickly to avoid.
Lightning - A flash of electrical light.
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Words using 閃
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閃く
ひらめく
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to glitter
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閃く
ひらめく
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Four-character idioms with 閃
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紫電一閃
しでんいっせん
flash of lightning; flash of a sword; brandishing a sword
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紫電一閃
しでんいっせん
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Tattoo check: 閃
- Verified meaning: flash, glimpse
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read せん)
- Also carries these associations: dodge
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 閃
Given names 閃(せん)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
flash; brandish
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
flash; avoid, dodge, evade
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Shan
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
flash, lightning; to dodge, to evade
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To dodge. Turning the body to avoid something is colloquially called 閃. | Appearing momentarily. Light that appears for an instant is called 閃. Colloquially lightning is also called 閃.
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Sentences including 閃
She screamed at the flash of lightning.
アジアの宗教から閃きを得て、彼は複数の素晴らしい彫刻を生み出した。
Asian religions inspire him to create splendid sculptures.
そして、そういいながら、自分を誘惑した男、戯談のようにいい寄った夫の同僚の一人、手を握った会社の課長、酔って接吻をしようとした親族の男などを、くだけた鏡に写っている記憶のように、きらきらと、閃かせた。
Then, while saying this, the memories of the men who had seduced her, her husband's colleague who had approached her as if it were a joke, the section chief with whom she had held hands, her relative who she had tried to kiss while she was drunk, shined as if projected upon a broken mirror.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
しかししばらくしている中に、私の心がその物凄い閃きに応ずるようになりました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
しかししばらくしている中に、私の心がその物凄い閃きに応ずるようになりました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha