Kanji

What does the kanji 睡 mean?

睡 means sleepiness, dozing off. On'yomi スイ. Kun'yomi ねむ.る、ねむ.い.

Quick facts
On'yomiスイ
Kun'yomiねむ.る、ねむ.い
Strokes13
Main radical目
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi スイKun'yomi ねむ.る、ねむ.い
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework13 strokes

sleepiness, dozing off

Memory hook

The eyelids (目) hanging (垂) heavy — SLEEPY, DOZE.

Main radical

目eye 5 strokes

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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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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