Kanji

閃

閃

flash, brandish

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

門部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ひらめく, ひらめき, うかがう

Example sentences

閃光 せんこう
夜空 に まばゆい 閃光 が 走った 。

A dazzling flash of light streaked across the night sky.

閃く ひらめく
長年 解けなかった 難問 の 答え が 、 散歩 中 に ふと 閃いた 。

The answer to a difficult problem I couldn't solve for years suddenly flashed into my mind during a walk.

一閃 いっせん
一閃 の 光 が 夜空 を 貫いた 。

A flash of light pierced the night sky.

紫電一閃 しでんいっせん
彼 の 剣 は 紫電一閃 の 早業 で 敵 を 倒した

His sword defeated the enemy with lightning speed.

Example Vocabulary

閃光

せんこう

flash (of light); glint; sparkle

閃く

ひらめく

to flash; to sparkle; to have a flash of inspiration

一閃

いっせん

flash; glint; gleam

閃き

ひらめき

閃かす

ひらめかす

紫電一閃

しでんいっせん

flash of lightning; lightning speed

閃電

せんでん

閃光発音筒

せんこうはつおんとう

白刃一閃

はくじんいっせん

閃閃

せんせん

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