瞬き

まばたき

wink, twinkling (of stars), flicker (of light)

What does 瞬き mean?

瞬き is a Japanese noun meaning wink, twinkling (of stars), flicker (of light) in English. It is written as 瞬き in kanji, まばたき in hiragana, and mabataki in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

人って、1分間に平均何回瞬きをするの?

On average, how many times per minute does a person blink?