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眠

sleep
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingミン
Kun readingねむ.る、ねむ.い
JōyōGrade 8
  1. to sleep
  2. to die
  3. to rest (in peace)
  4. to lie (buried)
  5. to sleep (in the grave)

Popular Usage

眠い眠る睡眠居眠り

Radicals and components

Radical目eyeComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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eye (目) · people · mouth (口) · family name

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1977

Compound words

眠いねむい
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
眠るねむる
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie (buried); to sleep (in the grave)
睡眠すいみん
sleep
居眠りいねむり
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
安眠あんみん
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
催眠さいみん
hypnosis
冬眠とうみん
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
不眠ふみん
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
眠気ねむけ
sleepiness; drowsiness
眠りねむり
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
不眠症ふみんしょう
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
眠たいねむたい
sleepy; drowsy

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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