眠 Sleep

Radical Combination

• 目

  Eye
• 民

  Peoples

Meaning

Primary

Sleep

Mnemonic

Closing each eye is something that the peoples do before they sleep. The peoples can’t sleep with both eyes open and they can’t sleep with just one eye open either. Peoples have to close each eye before they can sleep.

Hints

You are one of these peoples, so imagine yourself closing your eyes and sleeping. Go ahead and do it right now. Close one eye, and then the other. Now imagine yourself sleeping.

Readings

On’yomi

みん

Kun’yomi

ねむ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The reason you want to sleep is because all the other peoples were mean (みん) to you. They were so mean that the only way you could get over it was to close your eyes and sleep. You just want to sleep.

Hints

Those other peoples were really mean to you. Imagine all the mean things they were saying to you. What did they say? Think about all these mean things as you close your eyes and drift off to sleep. Also keep in mind that this kanji has the same reading as 民, which is included in this kanji.