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瞬く

瞬く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
瞬
Grade: S

Verb

瞬く ‎(transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana またたく, romaji matataku)

to twinkle (e.g. stars)
to flicker
to waver
to blink (e.g. one's eyes); to wink

Conjugation

Conjugation of "瞬く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	瞬か	またたか	matataka
Continuative (連用形)	瞬き	またたき	matataki
Terminal (終止形)	瞬く	またたく	matataku
Attributive (連体形)	瞬く	またたく	matataku
Hypothetical (仮定形)	瞬け	またたけ	matatake
Imperative (命令形)	瞬け	またたけ	matatake
Key constructions
Passive	瞬かれる	またたかれる	matatakareru
Causative	瞬かせる瞬かす	またたかせるまたたかす	matatakaseru matatakasu
Potential	瞬ける	またたける	matatakeru
Volitional	瞬こう	またたこう	matatakō
Negative	瞬かない	またたかない	matatakanai
Negative continuative	瞬かず	またたかず	matatakazu
Formal	瞬きます	またたきます	matatakimasu
Perfective	瞬いた	またたいた	matataita
Conjunctive	瞬いて	またたいて	matataite
Hypothetical conditional	瞬けば	またたけば	matatakeba

Etymology 2

Compound of 目 ‎(ma, “eye”) +‎ 叩く ‎(hataku, “hit, bat”). -hataku voices to -bataku due to rendaku.

Verb

瞬く ‎(transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana まばたく, romaji mabataku)

to twinkle, to flicker, (of light) to blink

Etymology 3

Compound of 屡 ‎(shiba, “repeatedly”) +‎ 叩く ‎(tataku, “hit, bat”).

Verb

瞬く ‎(transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana しばたたく, romaji shibatataku)

to blink one's eyes repeatedly

Etymology 4

Contraction of 瞬く ‎(shibatataku).

Verb

瞬く ‎(transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana しばたく, romaji shibataku)

to blink one's eyes repeatedly