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夢

dream
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingム、ボウ
Kun readingゆめ、ゆめ.みる、くら.い
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. dreamRtK
  2. vision
  3. illusion
  1. hope
  2. wish
  3. aspiration

Synonyms

ドリーム

Radicals and components

Radical夕evening
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flowers (艹) · eye (目) · cross-eyed · net (网) · crown (冖) · evening

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 327

Compound words

悪夢あくむ
nightmare; bad dream
初夢はつゆめ
first dream of the New year (believed to foretell one's luck); dream on the night of setsubun
夢幻むげん
dreams; fantasy; visions
夢想むそう
dream; vision; reverie
夢中むちゅう
absorbed in; immersed in; crazy about; obsessed with; devoted to
夢にもゆめにも
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
一夢いちむ
(a) dream
旧夢きゅうむ
ancient dream
凶夢きょうむ
inauspicious dream
正夢まさゆめ
dream that comes true
夢寐むび
asleep
紅樓夢こうろうむ
Dream of the Red Chamber (18th century novel by Cao Xueqin)
夢落ちゆめおち
"it was all a dream"-ending
明晰夢めいせきむ
lucid dream
夢見るゆめみる
一炊の夢いっすいのゆめ
empty dream
一炊之夢いっすいのゆめ
empty dream
叶わぬ夢かなわぬゆめ
impossible dream
五里夢中ごりむちゅう
totally at a loss
酔生夢死すいせいむし
idling one's life away
邯鄲の夢かんたんのゆめ
vain dream of wealth and splendour
邯鄲之夢かんたんのゆめ
vain dream of wealth and splendour
夏の夜の夢なつのよのゆめ
A Midsummer Night's Dream (comedy by William Shakespeare)
夢路を辿るゆめじをたどる
to have a dream

Additional Examples

彼は変な夢を見た。
He had a strange dream.tatoeba
彼は彼の夢を実現してうれしかった。
He was happy to realize his dream.tatoeba
彼は探偵小説を読むのに夢中になっている。
He is absorbed in reading detective novels.tatoeba
彼は成功しようと夢中になっている。
He is earnest for success.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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