One of the best Japanese Kanji dictionary.

Share this page

Kanji Detail for 眠 - "to sleep, to die"

眠

  • Meaning

    眠 means "to sleep, to die." Also associated with slumber.

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

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

  • Words using 眠

    • 睡眠 すいみん Listen sleep
    • 不眠 ふみん Listen sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
    • 眠い ねむい Listen sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
    • 冬眠 とうみん Listen hibernation; winter sleep; brumation
    • 眠る ねむる Listen to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace)
    • 安眠 あんみん Listen sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep

  • Four-character idioms with 眠

    • 不眠不休 ふみんふきゅう Listen no sleep or rest; working day and night

  • Tattoo check: 眠

    • Verified meaning: to sleep, to die
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ねね, ねむり, みん)
    • Also carries these associations: slumber

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 眠

    Given names 眠(みん)Listen

    Surnames 眠(ねね)Listen 眠(ねむり)Listen

  • Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:

  • 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).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    min(ミン) ミン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    nemu.i(ねむ-い) ねむ-い

    nemuru(ねむ-る) ねむ-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    目 罒 (me・mehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to sleep slumber to die tired drowsiness doze dream fatigue lethargy nap rest snooze somnolence

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.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

More kanji with the radical 目 罒 (me・mehen)

See all kanji with this radical →

Share This Page

Share this link via

Or copy link