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眠

Kanji 眠: meaning "sleep", readings, stroke order

The kanji 眠 means "sleep". On'yomi: ミン; kun'yomi: ねむる、ねむい. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
sleep
On'yomi
ミン
Kun'yomi
ねむるねむい
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 眠

  • 眠い ねむい — Sleepy
  • 眠る ねむる — to sleep
  • 睡眠 すいみん — sleep
  • 居眠り いねむり — dozing, nodding off
  • 冬眠 とうみん — hibernation, winter sleep
  • 眠たい ねむたい — sleepy

Stroke order · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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