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眠 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「目」

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4Junior high level ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「目」
On
ミンみん · min
Kun
ねむ.る・ねむ.いnemu.ru · nemu.i
Meaning
sleep

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

目 "eye" with 民: closing the eyes — to sleep.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onミンみんmin不眠ふみん安眠あんみん睡眠すいみん
Kunねむるnemuru眠るねむる眠りねむり
Kunねむいnemui眠いねむい眠たいねむたい眠気ねむけ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 睡眠すいみん

    sleep

  • 不眠ふみん

    sleeplessness

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

睡眠(すいみん)を十分(じゅうぶん)にとることが大切(たいせつ)だ。

Getting enough sleep is important.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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