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Kanji Detail for 眠 - "sleep, slumber, drowsy"

眠

  • Meaning

    眠 means "sleep, slumber, drowsy."

    1. To sleep - To slumber; sleep; sleepy.

    2. To die - To pass away (euphemism).

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sleep; die; sleepy

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    close eyes, sleep; hibernate

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to sleep; to hibernate

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    sleep, shut-eye, hibernatation

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Lying down, closing eyes, and being completely unaware. Anciently written as 瞑. | When insects become dormant while shedding skin is called 眠. Such as 蠶眠 (silkworm dormancy). | Things lying horizontally are called 眠. Such as saying 眠琴綠陰 (zither lying in green shade).
  • Onyomitip

    min(ミン) ミン

  • Kunyomitip

    nemu.i(ねむ-い) ねむ-い

    nemuru(ねむ-る) ねむ-る

  • Strokestip

    10 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    目 罒 (me・mehen)

  • Related Keywords
    sleep slumber drowsy sleepy nap doze rest dormant dream nod drowse snooze hibernate repose unconscious insomnia

Sentences including 眠

  • Since i stayed up late , i'm very sleepy.

  • I could not sleep much last night.

  • I've got to catch some z's.

  • Close your eyes and go to sleep.

  • Are you sleeping , tom?

  • The pain was such that i was not able to sleep.

  • We require much sleep.

  • Please turn out the light so that i can sleep.

  • Children require much sleep.

  • I had a good night's rest.

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