瞬またたく
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Meanings
Godan verb
Intransitive verb
1. to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
2. to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat (またたく is sometimes used transitively)
Other readings
Kanji used
Pitch accent
またたく
Used in vocabulary
瞬またたく間ま
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
Expression
Examples4
The stars were twinkling in the sky.
The light of the lamp glimmered in the fog.
The candle's flame is flickering in the soft breeze.
A fishing light wavers under the lee of an island.