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夢 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「夕」

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6Elementary year 5 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「夕」
On
ムむ · mu
Kun
ゆめyume
Meaning
dream

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

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

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onムむmu夢幻むげん夢中むちゅう悪夢あくむ
Kunゆめyume夢ゆめ夢見るゆめみる初夢はつゆめ

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

More words with this kanji

  • 盧生の夢ろせいのゆめ
  • 夢寐むび
  • 胡蝶の夢こちょうのゆめ
  • 邯鄲の夢かんたんのゆめ
  • 悪夢あくむ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

しょうらいの夢(ゆめ)を作文(さくぶん)に書(か)いた。

I wrote about my future dream in a composition.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

夢中正夢夢中middle正correc…夕evenin…外outsid…多many夜night武milita…務duty毋do not矛halber…牟low
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Compound

Map of radical 夕Map of reading ムAll maps

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