EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    sleepiness; drowsiness

    彼は勉強を始めるとどうして眠気を催すのだろうか。
    Why should he feel drowsy whenever he begins to study?

Also written 睡気【ねむけ】

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Characters in this word

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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

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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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

Kun
いき、き
On
キ、ケ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
113 of 2500
Radical
steam
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-4-2, 2-2-4SKIP code
0a6.8The Kanji Dictionary
8041.7Four corner code
2356deroo
6c17Unicode hex code
1-21-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2480Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3025New Nelson (John Haig)
3194New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3960Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2037Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2751Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1885Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2030Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
77A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
319Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
144Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17046PMorohashi
11A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
134Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
134Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
59sakade
67Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
68henshall3
52Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
55crowley
246Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.6busy_people
1150Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1903Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qi4Pinyin reading
giKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level