Illustration: Outside a mountain hut on a clear night, a child wrapped in a blanket looks upward at a cluster of stars. One bright star catches attention through several small, uneven glints around its central point, while nearby stars appear at differing intensities.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

瞬またたく

matataku

to twinkle, to flicker

Eyes may also 瞬く, meaning to blink. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

星ほしが空そらに瞬またたいていた。
The stars were twinkling in the sky.
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ろうそくの火ひがそよ風かぜに瞬またたいている。
The candle’s flame is flickering in the soft breeze.
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夜空よぞらには無数むすうの星ほしが瞬またたいていた。
Countless stars twinkled in the night sky.
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Kanji in 瞬

瞬wink; blinkOnシュンKunまたたく・まじろぐ

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