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せんしゃく【閃爍】

senshaku

Definition

Noun

  1. (Obsolete, Literary) Flashing; shining; twinkling; glistening

Etymology

From Chinese 【閃爍・闪烁】 "glistening; glimmering; twinkling" (cf. Mandarin shǎnshuò; Cantonese sim2 soek8 or sim2 lik7; and Min Nan siám-siok or siám-siak).

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Kanaせんしゃく
Romanizationsenshaku

意味:ひらめき【閃き】、かがやき【輝き】、きらめき【煌めき】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2016, August 13). せんしゃく【閃爍】 : senshaku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 20, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4087/senshaku/.