眠

眠 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

sleep, die, sleepy

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

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Kun (native)

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Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰目民

眠りねむり「ねむり」を参照。sleep, sleeping, inactivity, death
眠気ねむけ「ねむけ」の漢字表記。sleepiness, drowsiness
眠いねむい「ねむい」を参照。sleepy, drowsy, somnolent
眠るねむる「ねむる」を参照。to sleep, to die, to rest (in peace), to lie (buried)
眠たいねむたいsleepy, drowsy
眠剤みんざいsleeping pills
眠鱶ネムリブカwhitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)
眠り薬ねむりぐすり「ねむりぐすり」の漢字表記。sleeping powder, sleeping drug, narcotic, anaesthetic
眠り草ねむりぐさmimosa
眠り病ねむりびょうsleeping sickness
眠り姫ねむりひめSleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
眠らすねむらすto put to sleep, to kill
眠り人ねぶりびとsomeone who is fast asleep
眠そうねむそうsleepy-looking, sleepy-sounding
眠れるねむれるsleeping, asleep, resting, slumbering
眠り込むねむりこむto fall asleep, to sleep deeply
眠らせるねむらせるto put to sleep, to kill, to leave unused
眠り流しねむりながしritual to banish the sleep demon (esp. in Tōhoku)
眠気覚ましねむけざましkeeping oneself awake, fighting off drowsiness, method for keeping oneself awake
眠りにつくねむりにつくto fall asleep

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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