Meaning of 閃き(ひらめき) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 閃き

Kana Reading ひらめき

Romaji hirameki

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

flair; flash
Parts of speech

Meaning

insight
Parts of speech

Meaning

waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)

Examples of 閃き, ひらめき in a sentence

社長のとっさのひらめきなんだって。

It came to the president like a bolt of lightning.
私は遠くに稲妻のひらめきを見た。

I saw flashes of lightning in the distance.
この計画について彼らによい霊感のひらめきが起こった。

They had good flashes of inspiration about this plan.
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.

Related Kanji

閃

10 strokes

flash, brandish

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: ひらめ.く, ひらめ.き, うかが.う

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