JLPT N3 · 13 strokes
Kanji 夢: "dream, vision, illusion"
The kanji 夢 means "dream, vision, illusion". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ム, ボウ in on'yomi and ゆめ, ゆめ.みる, くら.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ムボウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ゆめゆめ.みるくら.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | dream, vision, illusion |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 943 of 2,501 |
Common words with 夢
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 夢dream · dream; hope; wish; aspiration
- 夢中absorbed in; immersed in; crazy about; obsessed with · forgetting oneself; daze; trance; ecstasy
- 夢を見るto dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream · to dream (of the future)
- 悪夢nightmare; bad dream
- 夢見るto dream (of)
- 夢にも思うto have in one's dreams
- 無我夢中losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
- 夢想dream; vision; reverie
- 夢物語account of a dream · fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream; pipe dream
- 夢見having a dream
- 将来の夢dream for the future; hopes for the future
- 夢を追うto go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
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