正夢

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Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
まさ
Grade: 1
ゆめ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Compound of (masa, true, proper, certain) +‎ (yume, dream).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(まさ)(ゆめ) (masayume

  1. a dream that comes true, a veridical dream
  2. a dream that seems real, a realistic dream
Antonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 1

Grade: 5
on’yomi

Possibly from Middle Chinese compound 正夢正梦 (tsyengH mjuwngH, literally right, proper, correct + dream).

Alternatively, may have been coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived elements.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(せい)() (seimu

  1. a dream that comes true, a veridical dream
  2. a dream that seems real
Usage notes[edit]

This reading is less common than the masayume reading above.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN