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Keyword
to sleep
  • sleep
  • die
  • sleepy
Frequency
#1315
Strokes
10
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N2
Heisig
1977
Readings
ミン50%
ねむ50%
Mnemonic
Eyes close all around the room, one after another, and people flop down on cushions and floors, yawning, ready to sleep.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
眠ねむり
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
Noun
眠ねむる
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie (buried); to sleep (in the grave); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; to lie untapped; to lie untouched
Godan verb
催さい眠みん
hypnosis
Noun
眠ねむい
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
I-adjective
眠ねむ気け
sleepiness; drowsiness
Noun
居い眠ねむり
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
Noun
睡すい眠みん薬やく
sleeping pill; sleep medication
Noun
眠ねむれる
sleeping; asleep; resting; slumbering; to be able to sleep
Pre-noun adjectival
仮か眠みん
nap; doze
Noun
冬とう眠みん
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
Noun
不ふ眠みん
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
Noun
不ふ眠みん不ふ休きゅう
no sleep or rest; working day and night
Noun
休きゅう眠みん
dormancy; quiescence; diapause
Noun
安あん眠みん
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
Noun
眠ねむたい
sleepy; drowsy
I-adjective
不ふ眠みん症しょう
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
Noun
永えい眠みん
eternal sleep; eternal rest; passing away; death
Noun
快かい眠みん
pleasant sleep; good sleep; sleeping well
Noun
惰だ眠みん
idle slumber; indolence; inactivity
Noun
一ひと眠ねむり
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
Noun
春しゅん眠みん
deep sleep; sleep soundly
Noun
傾けい眠みん
drowsiness; somnolence; somnolentia; fatigue; lethargy
Noun