瞬く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
瞬
またた Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology 1

Compound of 目 (ma, “eye”) +‎ 叩く (tataku, “hit, bat”).

Verb

瞬(またた)く • (matataku) transitive godan (stem 瞬(またた)き (matataki), past 瞬(またた)いた (matataita))

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)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	瞬か	またたか	matataka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	瞬き	またたき	matataki
Shūshikei ("terminal")	瞬く	またたく	matataku
Rentaikei ("attributive")	瞬く	またたく	matataku
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	瞬け	またたけ	matatake
Meireikei ("imperative")	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

Kanji in this term
瞬
まばた Grade: S
kun'yomi

Compound of 目 (ma, “eye”) +‎ 叩く (hataku, “hit, bat”). The -hataku changes to -bataku as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)).

Verb

瞬(まばた)く • (mabataku) transitive godan (stem 瞬(まばた)き (mabataki), past 瞬(まばた)いた (mabataita))

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

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
瞬
しばたた Grade: S
kun'yomi

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

Verb

瞬(しばたた)く • (shibatataku) transitive godan (stem 瞬(しばたた)き (shibatataki), past 瞬(しばたた)いた (shibatataita))

to blink one's eyes repeatedly

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
瞬
しばた Grade: S
kun'yomi

Contraction of 瞬く (shibatataku).

Verb

瞬(しばた)く • (shibataku) transitive godan (stem 瞬(しばた)き (shibataki), past 瞬(しばた)いた (shibataita))

to blink one's eyes repeatedly

References

“^△瞬く”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026