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“dream”
Language contexts for this entry: Japanese, Chinese
[jɯ̟me̞] · Japanese
01 / Meaning & origin
夢 is a feminine given name documented in Japanese and Chinese. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Japanese 夢. Its character means “dream” (KANJIDIC2).
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Meaning: “dream”
⟨i me₂⟩ → */jiməɨ/ → /jɨme/ → /jume/ Shift from Old Japanese 夢 (ime₂), itself a compound of 寝 (i, “sleep, sleeping”, obsolete) + 目 (me, “eye; sight, vision”). Appears in texts from the 900s.
⟨i me₂⟩ → */jiməɨ/ → /jɨme/ → /jume/ 出现在10世纪起的文献内。 繼承自原始日語 *imay。为寝 (i，“睡眠”，已弃用) + 目 (me，“眼睛，视觉”)的复合词。
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