閃
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
暗い空に閃光が走り、少しあとで雷の音が響いた。
A flash of light ran across the dark sky, and a little later the sound of thunder rolled.
シャワーを浴びているときに、いい考えが閃いた。
While I was taking a shower, a good idea came to me.
剣士の刀が一閃し、飛んできた矢が二つに割れた。
The swordsman's blade flashed once, and the arrow flying at him split in two.