瞑 — kanji meaning “sleep”
瞑
sleep, dark, close eyes
- Meanings
- sleep, dark, close eyes
- On'yomi
- メイ (mei)、ベン (ben)、ミョウ (myou)、ミン (min)、メン ()
- Kun'yomi
- めい.する、つぶ.る、つむ.る、くら.い
- Strokes
- 15
- Newspaper frequency
- #2326 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 109
- Chinese reading
- míng — Chinese character page
Words with 瞑
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瞑想 | めいそう meisou | meditation; contemplation |
| 瞑る | つぶる tsuburu | to close (one's eyes); to shut |
| 瞑目 | めいもく meimoku | closing one's eyes |
| 瞑想生活 | めいそうせいかつ meisouseikatsu | life of meditation; contemplative life |
| 瞑目合掌 | めいもくがっしょう meimokugasshou | closing one's eyes and joining one's hands together in prayer |
| 瞑色 | めいしょく meishoku | evening twilight |
| 瞑する | めいする meisuru | to close one's eyes; to sleep |
| 瞑す | めいす meisu | to close one's eyes; to sleep |
| 瞑想法 | めいそうほう meisouhou | meditation method; contemplation technique |
| 瞑氛 | めいふん meifun | gloomy feeling; dark sign |
| 瞑想家 | めいそうか meisouka | meditator; meditation practitioner |
| 眩瞑 | げんめい genmei | dizziness |
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