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眠
JLPT N3 Kanji

眠 — sleep, die, sleepy

  • JLPT N3
  • 10 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 目
  • #1315 most frequent

Body · Function

Readings

On'yomi
ミン
Kun'yomi
ねむ.るねむ.い

Example words

  • 睡眠すいみんsleep
  • 居眠りいねむりdozing; nodding off
  • 眠いねむいsleepy; drowsy; somnolent
  • 冬眠とうみんhibernation; winter sleep
  • 眠るねむる(1) to sleep (not necessarily lying down) (2) to die (3) to close one's eyes
  • 眠たいねむたいsleepy