10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N3

sleep, die, sleepy

Kun'yomi
  • to sleep ②to die ③to lie idle (e.g. of resources) ④to close one's eyes
  • sleepy
On'yomi
  • ミン
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ねむねむ 83.7%
ミン 16.3%

Character Breakdown

sleep, die, sleepy
ねむ.る ミン ね (7th, N3)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
people, nation, subjects
ミン たみ ひと (4th, N3)
family name, surname, clan
シ うじ (4th, N1)

Common Words

to sleep ②to die ③to lie idle (e.g. of resources) ④to close one's eyes
sleep ②inactivity ③death
to put to sleep ②to kill ③to leave unused
nodding off (while sitting)
to put to sleep ②to kill
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References

Unicode hex code 7720
JIS X 0208 1-44-18
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3132
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3925
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1147
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1474
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 23240
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1842
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 849
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 868
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 762
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1371
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 978
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 3.17
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1386
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1852
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5c5.2
Four corner code 6704.7
De Roo Code 3956