Vocabulary

What does 冬眠 (とうみん, toumin) mean?

冬眠 (とうみん, toumin) means hibernation.

Quick facts
Readingとうみん
Romajitoumin
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
とうみん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontoumin

hibernation

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive hibernation; winter sleep; brumation

Example sentences

  • Bears hibernate in winter.

  • The frog woke up from hibernation.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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