dream, vision
On'yomi (音読み)
- ム
- ボ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ゆめ
About this kanji
The kanji 夢 means "dream" or "vision" and is used as a noun, pronounced as ゆめ in native Japanese. You might encounter it in compounds like 夢中 (むちゅう), which means "in a trance" or completely absorbed in something, and 悪夢 (あくむ), meaning "nightmare." Another interesting compound is 夢想 (むそう), which translates to "dreaming" or "fantasy." When using this kanji, remember that it often conveys both the idea of dreams while asleep and aspirational visions, so it can have a very positive connotation in various contexts.
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Example sentences
彼の夢は宇宙飛行士になることです。
His dream is to become an astronaut.
Meanings across languages
- English
- dream, vision
- Tiếng Việt
- giấc mơ, tầm nhìn
- 日本語
- 夢, 夢見る
- 한국어
- 꿈
- 中文
- 梦
- id
- mimpi
- th
- ความฝัน
- es
- sueño
- fr
- rêve
- de
- Traum
- pt
- sonho
Common compounds
- 夢中むちゅうin a trance, absorbed in
- 夢想むそうdreaming, fantasy
- 悪夢あくむnightmare
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