Japanese

またたく
Meaning: to twinkle; to flicker; to blink
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 瞬く 瞬かない
Polite 瞬きます 瞬きません
Past 瞬いた 瞬かなかった
Polite + Past 瞬きました 瞬きませんでした
Te-form 瞬いて 瞬かなくて
Potential 瞬ける 瞬けない
Passive 瞬かれる 瞬かれない
Causative 瞬かせる 瞬かせない
Causative + Passive 瞬かされる 瞬かされない
Imperative 瞬け 瞬くな

Handwriting

瞬
く

Example sentences

Stars are twinkling in the night sky.
夕闇が迫り、空には星が瞬き始めた。
Dusk approached, and stars began to twinkle in the sky.

Usage Notes

Mainly used for the flickering of light (like stars or candles) or the blinking of eyes. In literature, it can also describe someone barely hanging onto life.

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