瞬き

まばたき · mabataki · JLPT N1 · noun

blink of an eye

😉⭐ 瞬 = eye radical 目 + sound-part 舜 (shun): まばたき is an eye-flick, a quick blink

まばたき (mabataki) is the blink of an eye, and by extension a twinkle or flicker. The 目 (eye) radical marks the meaning, while 舜 supplies the sound 'shun' in the kanji 瞬. Stars twinkle in that same quick on-off way.

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