Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “点滅”

点滅

てんめつ

switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering

Example sentence

I saw flashing red lights in my rear-view mirror and my heart sank.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

点

On: てん
Kun: つ.ける;つ.く;た.てる;さ.す;とぼ.す;とも.す;ぼち
Stroke count: 9

・spot

・point

・mark

・speck

・decimal point

滅

On: めつ
Kun: ほろ.びる;ほろ.ぶ;ほろ.ぼす
Stroke count: 13

・destroy

・ruin

・overthrow

・perish