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Kanji dictionary: 眠 (sleep)
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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
Use examples
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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