Japanese word

夢

Pronunciation

Romajiyume

Meaning

  • noundream

Example

昨夜、夢を見ました。saku ya yume o mi ma shi ta

I had a dream last night.

Illustration for 夢 (dream)

More examples

きのう、楽しい夢を見ました。ki nō tano shi i yume o mi ma shi ta

I had a fun dream yesterday.

家族に昨夜の夢の話をしました。ka zoku ni saku ya no yume no hanashi o shi ma shi ta

I told my family about last night's dream.

Core concept

Describes something imagined in the mind, either during sleep or as a future goal one hopes to achieve.

Common phrases

  • 夢を見るyume o mi ru

    have a dream

  • 夢の内容yume no nai yō

    details of a dream

  • 夢を覚えているyume o obo e te i ru

    remember a dream

  • 夢をかなえるyume o ka na e ru

    make a dream come true

  • 夢がかなうyume ga ka na u

    a dream comes true

Similar words

理想risō: A desired state that someone hopes to achieve in the future.
願いnegai: A hope or desire for something to happen.
空想kūsō: An image or story created in the mind without being based on reality.
幻想gensō: An imagined idea or scene that seems unreal.

Definition in Japanese

睡眠中に現れる心像や、将来実現したいと願う事柄。sui min chū ni arawa re ru shin zō ya shō rai jitsu gen shi ta i to nega u koto gara

Word origin

夢 (yume, "dream") is a native Japanese word of uncertain origin, written with the Chinese character 夢, which was adopted for its written form.

Usage tips

  • The Japanese film 夢 (yume), released internationally as Dreams, consists of eight dreamlike segments directed by Akira Kurosawa.

Other meanings

  • aspirationnoun

Opposites

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