# 瞬 — blink

瞬 means “blink”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 18 strokes. On'yomi: シュン (shun). Kun'yomi: またた(く) (matataku). You'll see it in words such as 瞬く (matataku, “to twinkle; to flicker”).

- Meaning: blink
- On'yomi: シュン (shun)
- Kun'yomi: またた(く) (matataku)
- Strokes: 18
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Time 1

## How to remember 瞬

Parts: 目 eye · 爫 claw · 冖 cover · 舛 feet apart

## Words with 瞬

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 瞬く | またたく (matataku) | to twinkle; to flicker |

## More in the “Time 1” set

[紀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/era/) · [既](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/already/) · [滞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stagnate/) · [暫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/for-a-while/) · [旬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ten-day-period/) · [即](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/instant/) · [瞬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/blink/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/blink/. Last updated 2026-11-01.