眠

sleep, die, sleepy

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ミン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ねむ.いねむ.る

Nanori (名乗り)

ね

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:10

JLPT:N3

Frequency:1315

Vocabulary

ミン

Word	Reading	Meaning
睡眠	スイミン	sleep
冬眠	トウミン	hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
不眠	フミン	sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
安眠	アンミン	sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
快眠	カイミン	pleasant sleep; good sleep; sleeping well

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
居眠り	いねむり	nodding off (while sitting); dozing
眠い	ねむい	sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
眠気	ねむけ	sleepiness; drowsiness
眠たい	ねむたい	sleepy; drowsy
眠たい	ねぶたい	sleepy; drowsy

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