漢字道KANJIDO

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On
セン
Kun
ひらめ.く・ひらめ.き・うかが.う
Meaning
to flash

Origin

ORIGIN

A person 人 in a gate 門: glimpsed for an instant — hence to flash.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 閃光せんこう

    flash of light

  • 閃くひらめく

    to flash; to strike (an idea)

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

夜空に青い閃光が走った。

A blue flash shot across the night sky.

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