Kanji

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.

閃き ひらめき
会議の途中で新しい企画の閃きが浮かんだ。

During the meeting, an idea for a new project came to me.

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.

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