睡

drowsy

Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingスイ

Kun readingねむ.る、ねむ.い

sleep

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical目eye

Components

How it's built

睡

→
→
- →
  - →
  - →
- →

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

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

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

午睡ごすい

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

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

こん睡状態こんすいじょうたい

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

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 睡

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