眠 Kanji for sleep

N3–N2Grade 810 strokes

sleep, die, sleepy

Kun: ねむ.る、ねむ.い
On: ミン

眠 is the Japanese kanji for sleep, die, sleepy. It is written with 10 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is ねむ.る、ねむ.い and its on reading is ミン.

Stroke order

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Words with 眠

眠ねむいsleepy, drowsy, somnolent
眠ねむたいsleepy, drowsy
眠ねむりsleep, sleeping
睡すい眠みんsleep
不ふ眠みんsleeplessness, insomnia, wakefulness
眠ねむ気けsleepiness, drowsiness

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