- 瞬間 — instant / moment
- 瞬時 — in a flash / instantly
- 一瞬 — one moment / one blink
- 瞬発力 — instantaneous power; reflex
- 瞬く — to twinkle / to blink
- 瞬き — blinking (of eyes)
瞬 combines the radical 目 (eye) with the phonetic part 舜 (シュン). It evokes the rapid motion of the eye — blinking, twinkling, or passing quickly.
It is used literally for eye motion and figuratively for brief spans of time.
彼は 瞬間的に 反応した。
He reacted in an instant.
星が 空で 瞬いている。
The stars are twinkling in the sky.
