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夏眠

夏眠

Chinese

summer; Xia (proper name) sleep
simp. and trad.
(夏眠)

Verb

夏眠

  1. to aestivate

Antonyms

Noun

夏眠

  1. aestivation

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
みん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

夏眠 (hiragana かみん, romaji kamin)

  1. aestivation

Verb

夏眠する (intransitive, hiragana かみんする, romaji kamin suru)

  1. estivate
    天蚕 (やままゆ) (さなぎ)夏眠 (かみん)する
    yamamayu wa sanagi de kamin suru
    the Japanese oak silkmoth estivates in its chrysalis

Conjugation