眠る （ねむる） to sleep, to die, to rest (in peace), to lie (buried), to sleep (in the grave), to lie idle (e.g. of resources), to lie unused, to lie untapped, to lie untouched, to close one's eyes
眠い （ねむい） sleepy, drowsy, somnolent
Kanji
Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N3
1315 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 10
Meaning: sleep, die, sleepy
Kunyomi: ねむ.る ねむ.い
Onyomi: ミン
Composition: 目 民
眠
Radical
Radical: 目
Reading: めへん
Meaning: eye
Strokes: 5
目
Examples
Examples with audio
睡眠（すいみん）sleep [n.]
睡眠時間（すいみんじかん）time spent sleeping
不眠症（ふみんしょう）insomnia
催眠術（さいみんじゅつ）hypnotism
冬眠する（とうみんする）hibernate
眠い（ねむい）be sleepy
眠気（ねむけ）drowsiness
眠る（ねむる）sleep
Onyomi Examples
眠剤 （ミンザイ） sleeping pills
冬眠 （トウミン） hibernation, winter sleep, torpor
安眠 （アンミン） sound sleep, good sleep, quiet sleep
Kunyomi Examples
眠る （ねむる） to sleep, to die, to rest (in peace), to lie (buried), to sleep (in the grave), to lie idle (e.g. of resources), to lie unused, to lie untapped, to lie untouched, to close one's eyes