JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 33

眠 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

sleep; sleepy

On
ミンmin ベンben
Kun
ねむるnemuru ねむいnemui

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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眠10 strokes

How to write 眠: stroke order

眠 has 10 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

眠 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 眠 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 眠

The parts 眠 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 目

    eye; aim

    Radical

  • 民

    people; citizens

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 33