Vocabulary

What does 閃く (ひらめく, hirameku) mean?

閃く (ひらめく, hirameku) means to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to glitter.

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Readingひらめく
Romajihirameku
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
ひらめく
hirameku

to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to glitter

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to glitter
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to undulate
  3. 3godan verb · intransitive to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

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