またたく
Matataku
Also read: まばたく、まだたく
瞬く (Matataku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to twinkle (e.g. stars), to flicker, to waver, to blink (one's eyes)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
- godan verb, intransitive verbto blink (one's eyes); to wink; to batまたたく is sometimes used transitively
Examples
漁火が島影に瞬く。
A fishing light wavers under the lee of an island.
星が空に瞬いていた。
The stars were twinkling in the sky.
ランプの火が霧の中で瞬いた。
The light of the lamp glimmered in the fog.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).