King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

魘 — kanji meaning “have a nightmare”

have a nightmare

Meanings
have a nightmare
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
24
Classical radical
194
Chinese reading
yǎn — Chinese character page

Words with 魘

WordReadingMeaning
うなされる unasareruto cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
おそわれる osowareruto be tormented (by dreams); to have a nightmare

Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.