18 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

wink, blink, twinkle

Kun'yomi
  • to twinkle (e.g. stars) ②to blink (one's eyes)
  • to wink
On'yomi
  • シュン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

シュン 98.4%
またた 1.6%

Character Breakdown

wink, blink, twinkle
シュン またた.く まじろ.ぐ (7th, N1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
type of morning glory, rose of Sharon, althea
シュン みつ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
paw radical
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
dancing radical (no. 136)
ブ セン まい (Kentei Pre-1)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
sit or stand astride(跨) variant

References

Unicode hex code 77AC
JIS X 0208 1-29-54
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3159
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3969
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1247
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1594
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 841
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1151
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 817
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 880
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1315
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1556
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 23694
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1372
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1732
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1850
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1564
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1897
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 979
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1391
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 825
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5c13.1
Four corner code 6205.2
De Roo Code 3955