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

睡

  • Meaning

    睡 means "sleep, slumber, drowsy."

    1. Sleep - To rest in a state of unconsciousness.

    2. Slumber - To sleep lightly.

    3. Drowsy - Feeling sleepy.

  • Words using 睡

    • 睡眠 すいみん Listen sleep

  • Four-character idioms with 睡

    • 半睡半醒 はんすいはんせい Listen half asleep and half awake
    • 半醒半睡 はんせいはんすい Listen half awake and half asleep

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    • Verified meaning: sleep, slumber, drowsy
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    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.

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    drowsy; sleep; die

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sleep, doze

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to sleep; to lie down

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to sleep, to doze

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

    Being tired and closing eyes drooping. To rest one's spirit.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sui(スイ) スイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    nemu.i(ねむ-い) ねむ-い

    nemuru(ねむ-る) ねむ-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    目 罒 (me・mehen)

  • Related Keywords

    sleep slumber drowsy doze bedtime dream fatigue hibernate insomnia lethargy nap repose rest siesta snooze snore somnolent unconscious yawn

Sentences including 睡

  • We require much sleep.

  • Children require much sleep.

  • Sleep is the best medicine for a cold.

  • You have to get enough sleep.

  • I wish i had enough time to sleep.

  • I haven't had enough sleep because i sat up all night.

  • Do you get enough sleep?

  • Sleep is better than medicine.

  • Sleep is necessary to good health.

  • He said i don't get enough sleep.

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