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魘

魘 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. うなされる。悪夢を見て、眠ったまま苦しそうな声を出す。
  2. おそわれる。悪夢を見て苦しめられる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「鬼」+音符「厭」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

have a nightmare

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • エン
  • ヨウ
Kun (native)
  • うな(される)
Other languages
  • 拼音yan3
  • 한글yeom
  • 한글yeob
  • Hán-ViệtYểm

Basics

Strokes
24 strokes
Radical
鬼(おに)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+9B58

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱厭鬼

Words using this kanji

  • 魘されるうなされる怖い夢などを見て、睡眠中に苦しそうな声を出す。to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare), to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
  • 魘われるおそわれるto be tormented (by dreams), to have a nightmare

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

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