ひらめく
Frequency rank: 25,089. – 25,240. (for form 閃く: 9,276. – 9,294.)
- to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to glitter; to sparkle; to gleamword usually written using kana alone
- to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to undulateword usually written using kana alone
- to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenlyword usually written using kana alone
Godan verb with 'ku' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- ひらめくFrequency rank: 25,089. – 25,240.
- 閃く【ひらめく】【ひろめく】Frequency rank: 9,276. – 9,294.
- ひろめく
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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The idea of surprising her suddenly crossed my mind.
Being a science student, one naturally thinks quickly, so the student snapped up and replied.
4. そして、そういいながら、じぶん自分をゆうわく誘惑したおとこ男、じょうだん戯談のようにいいよった寄ったおっと夫のどうりょう同僚のひとり一人、て手をにぎった握ったかいしゃ会社のかちょう課長、よって酔ってせっぷん接吻をしようとしたしんぞく親族のおとこ男などを、くだけたかがみ鏡にうつっている写っているきおく記憶のように、きらきらと、ひらめかせた閃かせた。
Then, while saying this, the memories of the men who had seduced her, her husband's colleague who had approached her as if it were a joke, the section chief with whom she had held hands, her relative who she had tried to kiss while she was drunk, shined as if projected upon a broken mirror.