# 瞬 twinkle / tiny bit of time

目 (eye) + (nest) + (George Michael's Moustache) + (date)
★★★☆☆
18 strokes

## Onyomi

SHUN |

## Mnemonic

| You look with your eye for a tiny bit of time and decide not to date the guy with the nest embedded in his moustache - in fact, you decide to SHUN him.

## Kunyomi

( が ) またた＊く | to blink, but also to flicker or twinkle。 Usually used as a adjective like, "またたく ほし" (twinkling star) ★☆☆☆☆
まばた＊き ( する ) | a wink,a blink 1/2 KANA ☆☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

瞬間(しゅんかん) に or の | an instant ★★☆☆☆ 瞬 (twinkle / tiny bit of time) + 間 (a period of time) = 瞬間 (an instant) an instant, the blink of an eye.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
舞 | dance / flutter | WITHOUT | 無
隣 | neighbor | TOWN |
瞬 | twinkle / tiny bit of time | EYE | 目

You can't dance WITHOUT a beat.

The neighboring TOWNs are next door to each other.

I like how your EYES twinkle.

## Synonyms

instantly 瞬間 一瞬