眠 (sleep) kanji
眠
Sleep
This kanji has 10 strokes. It is being learnt at grade 8.
This kanji belongs to jōyō (regular-use) kanji.
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Meaning:sleep, die, sleepy
On reading:ミン
min
Kun reading:ねむ-る、ねむ-い
nemu-ru, nemu-i

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睡眠薬
すいみんやく		 a sleeping drug(pill, tablet), a hypnotic, a soporific
ぐっすり眠る
ぐっすりねむる		 sleep well, sleep deeply ☆＝熟睡する（じゅくすいする）
居眠り
いねむり		 a doze, a snooze, a catnap, slumbers ☆＝うたた寝（うたたね）
とても眠い
とてもねむい		 I feel very sleepy.
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