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Godan verb with 'ku' endingintransitive verb
to twinkle (e.g. stars);to flicker;to waver
星が空に瞬いていた。
The stars were twinkling in the sky.
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Godan verb with 'ku' endingintransitive verb
to blink (one's eyes);to wink;to bat
またたく is sometimes used transitively
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intransitive verb
archaic
to blink (one's eyes);to wink;to bat
Other forms
目叩く 【めたたく】
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Godan verb with 'ku' endingtransitive verb
word usually written using kana alone
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
瞬くうちにテニスボール大の団子が消え去った。
In the blink of an eye, the tennis-ball-sized dumpling had disappeared.
Other forms
屡叩く 【しばたたく】 (rarely used kanji form) · 屢叩く 【しばたたく】 (search-only kanji form)
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adverb (fukushi)
in the twinkling of an eye;in a flash
さらに十年がまたたく間に過ぎて行った。
Another ten years went by quickly.
Other forms
またたく間に 【またたくまに】
