眠 Home·Characters·眠 Character · Actions 眠 ねむる nemuru sleep Composition 12345678910 目eye民people Origin The eye (目) gives the meaning, 民 the sound: eyes closing in sleep. In the thoughts 眠るnemurusleeping Proverbs carrying this character 229 釣鐘にとまりて眠る胡蝶かな On the great bell, alighted, sleeping, a butterfly. Related characters 乗to ride, mount交to cross, exchange仕to serve付to hand over, attach会meeting, gathering住to dwell佐to assist作to make修to cultivate, mend倒to fall, topple