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夢
夢
13 strokes
Frequency: 943
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

dream
vision
illusion

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ム
ボウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ゆめ
ゆめ.みる
くら.い

Common Words

ゆめ
Noun
Freq #332
1

dream

Examples
あなたの夢がみんな実現されますように。
May all your dreams come true!
むちゅう
Noun
Freq #2328
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

absorbed in; immersed in; crazy about; obsessed with; devoted to

Examples
私は、うれしくて夢中だった。
I was beside myself with joy.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

forgetting oneself; daze; trance; ecstasy; delirium

3

within a dream; while dreaming

ゆめをみる
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #2689
1

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream

Examples
私は昨夜良い夢を見た。
I had a good dream last night.
2

to dream (of the future)

3

to have a fleeting experience

あくむ
Noun
Freq #4544
1

nightmare; bad dream

Examples
その臆病な兵士は恐ろしい悪夢に悩まされた。
The timid soldier was tormented by terrible nightmares.
夢みる
ゆめみる
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #5331
1

to dream (of)

Examples
彼はまるで夢見ているような感じだった。
He felt as if he were in a dream.
ゆめにもおもう
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #12122
1

Used in the negative

to have in one's dreams

むがむちゅう
Noun
四字熟語
Freq #13237
1

losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself

Examples
私は無我夢中で部屋を飛び出した。
I ran out of the room without knowing what I was doing.
むそう
~する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #13823
1

dream; vision; reverie

Examples
ピアノ・コンクールで私が第1位になるなんて夢想だにしなかった。
Never did I dream that I would take first place in the piano contest.
ゆめものがたり
Noun
Freq #17974
1

account of a dream

2

Idiomatic expression

fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream; pipe dream

Examples
君の夢物語にお金をつぎ込む気なんてないよ。
I have no interest in putting my money into your dreams.
ゆめみ
Noun
Freq #19754
1

having a dream

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