Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1265 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 18

Meaning: wink, blink, twinkle

Kunyomi: またた.く まじろ.ぐ

Onyomi: シュン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: eye

Examples

Onyomi Examples

シュンジ instant, moment, (split) second, (in a) flash, (in the) blink of an eye

シュンカン moment, second, instant

スウシュン a few moments

テンシュン blink of an eye, instant, moment

Kunyomi Examples

またたく to twinkle (e.g. stars), to flicker, to waver, to blink (one's eyes), to wink, to bat

く間 またたくま brief moment, blink of an eye (time span)

まじろぐ to wink, to blink, to twinkle, to flicker