夢

音読おんよみ: ム・ボウ

訓読くんよみ: ゆめ

画数かくすう: 13 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 夕(ゆうべ)

Meaning

Dream, vision, illusion — describes images seen while sleeping, aspirations, or things that are unreal or fleeting.


  • ゆめ — dream
  • 悪夢あくむ — nightmare
  • 夢中むちゅう — being absorbed in, daze
  • 夢想むそう — fantasy, daydream
  • 夢見ゆめみ — dreaming, seeing a dream
  • 夢幻むげん — dreamlike, illusion

The top of the kanji 夢 suggests someone sleeping under a roof, while the bottom includes 夕 (evening). This reflects the idea of dreams occurring at night. It also conveys the ephemeral nature of dreams and illusions.

こどものころゆめ宇宙飛行士うちゅうひこうしになることでした。
My childhood dream was to become an astronaut.

昨夜さくやへんゆめました。
I had a strange dream last night.

The on-yomi ム (mu) and ボウ (bou) are used in compound words like 夢想 or 夢幻. The kun-yomi ゆめ is used in standalone and native expressions such as 夢を見る or 夢がかなう.

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