閃く
ひらめく
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to glitter; to sparkle
Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Intransitive
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to glitter; to sparkle; to gleam- to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to undulate
- to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 閃くひらめく | 閃きますひらめきます |
| Negative | 閃かないひらめかない | 閃きませんひらめきません |
| Past | 閃いたひらめいた | 閃きましたひらめきました |
| Past negative | 閃かなかったひらめかなかった | 閃きませんでしたひらめきませんでした |
| Te-form | 閃いてひらめいて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 閃けるひらめける |
| Passive | 閃かれるひらめかれる |
| Causative | 閃かせるひらめかせる |
| Volitional | 閃こうひらめこう |
| Imperative | 閃けひらめけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 閃けばひらめけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 閃いたらひらめいたら |
Example sentences
アジアの宗教から閃きを得て、彼は複数の素晴らしい彫刻を生み出した。
Asian religions inspire him to create splendid sculptures.
そして、そういいながら、自分を誘惑した男、戯談のようにいい寄った夫の同僚の一人、手を握った会社の課長、酔って接吻をしようとした親族の男などを、くだけた鏡に写っている記憶のように、きらきらと、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.
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A wonderful idea just ran through my mind.
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The idea of surprising her suddenly crossed my mind.
ずば抜けた着想というのは、往々にして天啓のごとくヒラメクようだ。
Sometimes the most inspired ideas seem to just come from out of the blue.