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催眠 (さいみん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

催さい眠みん

さ

い

み

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to the state of being hypnotized or the act of inducing hypnosis. Often used in compounds.

See also: 催眠術 (さいみんじゅつ)

催さい眠みん術じゅつで彼かれはすぐに眠ねむりに落おちた。
He quickly fell asleep under hypnosis.
催さい眠

みん

状じょう

態たい

の

とき

の

記き

憶おく

は

あいまい

だ

。

Memories from when you are under hypnosis are vague.

Written forms

催さい眠みんUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; widely used in compounds like 催眠術 (hypnotism) and 催眠状態 (hypnotic state).
サイミンUsage<1%

Kanji

催sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner)
眠sleep, die, sleepy

Similar words

催さい眠みん術じゅつ
催眠術 specifically refers to the technique or art of hypnotism, while 催眠 is the broader concept of hypnosis itself.

Etymology

Compound of 催 (さい, 'to induce') and 眠 (みん, 'sleep'), literally 'inducing sleep'. The term is a modern coinage for the Western concept of hypnosis.