睡
睡 — Drowsy
drowsy, sleep, die
On’yomiスイ (sui)
Kun’yomiねむる (nemuru)
Kun’yomiねむい (nemui)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 睡
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 睡眠 | すいみん suimin | sleep |
| 一睡 | いっすい issui | wink of sleep; snooze; doze |
| 昏睡 | こんすい konsui | coma; deep sleep; falling fast asleep |
| 熟睡 | じゅくすい jukusui | deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep |
| 睡魔 | すいま suima | sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman |
Study notes
睡 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1739 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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