Keyword
blink
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig880
Readings
Composed of
eye
claw (radical)
roof without a chimney
dancing legs
Mnemonic

You see with your eyes a pair of huge claws on the roof of a ballroom house, waiting to strike, and a bunch of dancing legs inside. Once the guests finish dancing and try to leave the animal will pounce down from the roof and bite down their necks in a blink of an eye. Don't blink, or you'll miss it.

Used in vocabulary (36 in total)
moment; second; instant
instant; moment; for an instant
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
momentary; instantaneous
defeating in an instant; instant kill
a few moments
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
instantaneous
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater
blink of an eye; instant; moment
blindingly quick speed; (in) a flash; (in) the blink of an eye
moment; instant
instantaneous wind speed; instantaneous wind velocity
power flicker
nictitating membrane; haw
to wink; to blink; to twinkle; to flicker
nationwide instantaneous alert system; J-Alert system; Japan's satellite-based disaster warning system
instantaneous water heater; on-demand water heater
instantaneous acquisition model
corneal reflex; blink reflex
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
Examples (45 in total)
He doesn't like to wait until the last moment to do something.
It changed in an instant.
For a moment, I thought I was going to die.