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What does the kanji 眠 mean?

眠 means sleep, drowsiness. On'yomi ミン. Kun'yomi ねむ.る、ねむ.い.

Quick facts
On'yomiミン
Kun'yomiねむ.る、ねむ.い
Strokes10
Main radical目
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
On'yomi ミンKun'yomi ねむ.る、ねむ.い
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework10 strokes

sleep, drowsiness

Memory hook

The eyes (目) of the people (民) closing over — SLEEP, SLEEPY.

Main radical

目eye 5 strokes

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Stroke order · 10 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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