漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
瞬: wink, blink
Also: twinkle
JLPT N118 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
目 carries the meaning · 舜 gives the sound
18 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
シュンshun · on'yomi · in compounds
- 瞬間しゅんかんmoment; instant; second
- 一瞬いっしゅんinstant; moment; for an instant
- 瞬時しゅんじinstant; moment; (split) second
またたくmatataku · kun'yomi · on its own
- 瞬くまたたくto twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker
Also read まじろぐ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“See the world through this upright window! This is an eye standing tall.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · shùn
Same form: 瞬 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 瞬 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 瞬 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin shùn most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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