Illustration: In a modest house at dusk, a small candle burns beside an open wooden shutter. A passing draft bends its flame into an uneven, wavering shape, casting a restless patch of light across a nearby polished metal bowl.

Beyond N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

瞬またたき

matataki

twinkling, flickering

まばたき usually refers to blinking the eyes. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 夜空よぞらに星ほしが瞬またたき、静寂せいじゃくが広ひろがる。

    Stars twinkled in the night sky, and silence spread.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

  2. 窓まどから遠とおくの星ほしの瞬またたきが見みえた。

    I could see distant stars twinkling through the window.

    Written by AI for Bebop

  3. 古ふるい電球でんきゅうの瞬またたきが気きになる。

    The old light bulb’s flickering bothers me.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 瞬

  • 瞬wink; blinkOnシュンKunまたたく・まじろぐ

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