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眠 — doze; sleepy

眠 means “doze; sleepy”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: ミン (min). Kun'yomi: ねむ(る) (nemuru). You'll see it in words such as 眠り (nemuri, “sleep; sleeping”).

眠
Stroke order of 眠
Meaning
doze; sleepy
On'yomi
ミン (min)
Kun'yomi
ねむ(る) (nemuru)
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N2 · set Body & health 2

How to remember 眠

Sounds like 民: both read ミン.

Parts: 目 eye · 民 people

Words with 眠

WordReadingMeaning
眠りねむり nemuri kunsleep; sleeping
眠いねむい nemui kunsleepy; drowsy
眠るねむる nemuru kunto sleep

Don't confuse it with

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