BloomkoJLPT N5 · Colors, taste & touch
眠い
ねむい
sleepy
Stroke order of 眠い
2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
眠 · 10 strokesい · 2 strokes
Memory trick
An eye (目) plus a folk/people (民): eyes closing like the people at rest.
Parts: 眠 sleepy (目 eye + 民) + い
The characters in 眠い
- い い — i (2 strokes)
Example sentence
昨日は遅くて眠いです。
きのうはおそくてねむいです。
I'm sleepy because yesterday was late.