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Kanji Detail for 瞬 - "to blink, an instant"

  • Meaning

    瞬 means "to blink, an instant."

    1. To blink - To wink; to twinkle; blinking.

    2. An instant - An extremely short time; the time of a blink. Example

  • Words using

    • 瞬間 しゅんかん Listen moment; instant; second
    • 一瞬 いっしゅん Listen instant; moment; for an instant
    • 瞬時 しゅんじ Listen instant; moment; (split) second
    • 瞬く またたく Listen to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
  • Tattoo check:

    • Verified meaning: to blink, an instant
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きらら, しゅん, しゅんじ, せつな)

    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.

  • Name readings of

    Given names (きらら)Listen (しゅん)Listen (せつな)Listen (とき)Listen (とわ)Listen (まどか)Listen

    Surnames (しゅんじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    wink; blink; twinkle

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    wink, blink; in a wink, a flash

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to wink

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to wink, to blink; an instant, the blink of an eye

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Eyes moving. | The shortest instant of time is called 瞬. Such as 一瞬 (an instant), 瞬息 (a moment). | To peek. (Mencius) "The king sent someone to spy on the Master."
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
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