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睡

Drowsy
Stroke count: 13

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8Level 27
  1. sleep
  2. sleeping
  3. inactivity
  4. death

Popular Usage

睡眠

Radicals and components

Radical目eye
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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eye (目) · droop · drop (丶) · silage · walking cane · stick (丨) · one (一) · floor

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1707

Compound words

睡眠すいみん
sleep
昏睡こんすい
coma; deep sleep; falling fast asleep
熟睡じゅくすい
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
一睡いっすい
wink of sleep
午睡ごすい
nap
睡蓮すいれん
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea)
睡鱶ネムリブカ
whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)
鼾睡かんすい
sleeping while snoring
一睡りひとねむり
nap
居睡りいねむり
nodding off (while sitting)
睡眠剤すいみんざい
sleeping tablet
昏睡状態こんすいじょうたい
comatose state
こん睡状態こんすいじょうたい
comatose state

Additional Examples

彼は昼寝をして睡眠不足を補おうとした。
He tried to make up for his lack of sleep by taking a nap.tatoeba
彼は一睡もしなかった。
He did not sleep a wink.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Sleep, doze. 目 (eye) + 垂 (droop) — eyelids drooping. 睡眠 — sleep.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 睡

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step