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閃: flash

flash; flash of inspiration
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Readings

On
セン
Kun
ひらめく・ひらめき・うかがう

Kun 閃く (ひらめく) means both a flash of light and a sudden idea; on-yomi セン appears in 閃光 and 一閃.

Key words

閃光せんこうflash of light
一閃いっせんa single flash (of light or a blade)
閃くひらめくto flash; to have a sudden idea
閃きひらめきflash of inspiration

Example sentences

A flash of light ran across the dark sky, and a little later the sound of thunder rolled.

While I was taking a shower, a good idea came to me.

The swordsman's blade flashed once, and the arrow flying at him split in two.

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