眠 — kanji meaning “sleep”
眠
sleep, die, sleepy
- Meanings
- sleep, die, sleepy
- On'yomi
- ミン (min)
- Kun'yomi
- ねむ.る、ねむ.い
- Name readings
- ね
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1315 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 109
- Chinese reading
- mián — Chinese character page
Words with 眠
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 睡眠 | すいみん suimin | sleep |
| 眠り | ねむり nemuri | sleep; sleeping |
| 眠い | ねむい nemui | sleepy; drowsy; somnolent |
| 居眠り | いねむり inemuri | nodding off (while sitting); dozing |
| 眠る | ねむる nemuru | to sleep |
| 眠気 | ねむけ nemuke | sleepiness; drowsiness |
| 不眠 | ふみん fumin | sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness |
| 催眠 | さいみん saimin | hypnosis |
| 冬眠 | とうみん toumin | hibernation; winter sleep; brumation |
| 不眠症 | ふみんしょう fuminshou | sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness |
| 安眠 | あんみん anmin | sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep |
| 仮眠 | かみん kamin | nap; doze |
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