Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 瞬き(まばたき) in Japanese

瞬き
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
まばたき, またたき, まだたき, めばたき
Romaji
mabataki, matataki, madataki, mebataki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    blink (of eyes); wink
    Example sentence
    彼女はまばたきして涙を止めようとした。 She blinked to stop the tears.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
    Example sentence
    まばたきのように素早い。 As quick as a wink.

Examples of 瞬き, まばたき, またたき, まだたき, めばたき in a sentence

Kanji in this word

瞬 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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