Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 瞬く(またたく) in Japanese

瞬く, 屡叩く, 目叩く
Kana Reading
またたく, しばたたく, しばたく, まばたく, めたたく, めばたく
Romaji
matataku, shibatataku, shibataku, mabataku, metataku, mebataku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
    Example sentence
    瞬くうちテニスボール団子消え去った In the blink of an eye the tennis-ball-sized dumpling had disappeared.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to blink (one's eyes); to wink
    Example sentence
    に瞬いていた。 The stars were twinkling in the sky.

Examples of 瞬く, 屡叩く, 目叩く, またたく, しばたたく, しばたく, まばたく, めたたく, めばたく in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
瞬く
Plain Polite
瞬きます
Negative
瞬かない
Negative Polite
瞬きません

Past

Plain
瞬いた
Plain Polite
瞬きました
Negative
瞬かなかった
Negative Polite
瞬きませんでした

Te

Plain
瞬いて
Plain Polite
瞬きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
瞬かれる
Plain Polite
瞬かれます
Negative
瞬かれない
Negative Polite
瞬かれません
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Kanji in this word

5 strokes

strike, beat, hit, thrash, criticize

On'Yomi: コウ

Kun'Yomi: たた.く, はた.く, すぎ

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JLPT 1

18 strokes

wink, blink, twinkle

On'Yomi: シュン

Kun'Yomi: またた.く, まじろ.ぐ

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JLPT 5

5 strokes

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

On'Yomi: モク, ボク

Kun'Yomi: め, -め, ま-

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12 strokes

often, frequently

On'Yomi: ル

Kun'Yomi: しばしば

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