# 瞬 — Blink

Frequency rank 687 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 余 (Surplus), less common than 節 (Season).

- On’yomi: しゅん
- Kun’yomi: またた
- Radical: 目 Eye (Kangxi 109)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

An eye on the left watches a leader's foot on the right — in the blink of an eye, the leader's foot moves so fast you almost miss it.

In words:

- 瞬き またたき — wink;twinkling (of stars);flicker (of light)
- 瞬間 しゅんかん — moment,second,instant
- 一瞬 いっしゅん — a moment,an instant

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