漢字道KANJIDO

13 strokesRadical

6Elementary year 513 strokesRadical
On
Kun
ゆめ
Meaning
dream

Origin

ORIGIN

A covered 目 "eye" with 夕 "night"; what is dimly seen behind the eyelids at night — hence "dream."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

夢幻・夢中・悪夢
ゆめ夢・夢見る・初夢

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 夢中むちゅう

    absorbed; engrossed

  • 正夢まさゆめ

    a dream that comes true

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

しょうらいの夢を作文に書いた。

I wrote about my future dream in a composition.

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