Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    eternal sleep; eternal rest; passing away; death

    Euphemistic

    彼女は就寝中安らかに永眠した。
    She passed away peacefully in her sleep.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eternity, long, lengthy

Kun
なが.い
On
エイ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
846 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 32

Built from

Used in names as

のりひさひさし

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-1-4, 4-5-4SKIP code
3a1.1The Kanji Dictionary
3023.2Four corner code
342deroo
6c38Unicode hex code
1-17-42JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
130Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3031New Nelson (John Haig)
1937New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2436Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1230Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1695Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
132Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
139Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
690A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
149Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
560Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17088Morohashi
615A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1207Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1270Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
550sakade
663Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
644henshall3
646Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1096Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1152Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
134Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yong3Pinyin reading
yeongKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
32WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sleep, die, sleepy

Kun
ねむ.るねむ.い
On
ミン
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1315 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-5-5SKIP code
5c5.2The Kanji Dictionary
6704.7Four corner code
3956deroo
7720Unicode hex code
1-44-18JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3132Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3925New Nelson (John Haig)
1147New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1474Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
782Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1061Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1835Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1977Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1298A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1376Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1144Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23240Morohashi
1842A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
849Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
868Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
762Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1371Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
978Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.17busy_people
1386Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1852Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mian2Pinyin reading
myeonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27WaniKani level