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

部首ぶしゅ: ゆうべ(夕)

Meaning

Dream / Vision / Illusion / Aspiration

  • 悪夢あくむ — nightmare
  • 夢中むちゅう — absorbed in; completely into something
  • 夢想むそう — fantasy; daydream
  • 夢見ゆめみ — dreaming; seeing a dream
  • 夢幻むげん — dreamlike; illusory; fleeting
  • はかなゆめ — fleeting dream; short-lived hope

The top component (艹) suggests growth and a net-like shape (罒), as if something drifting can be caught. Below, 冖 and 夕 represent night and sleep. Together, the kanji shows dreams — the visions we see at night and the hopes we try to catch and make come true.
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