Illustration: Inside the exposed hollow of an old woodland tree, a Japanese dormouse lies tightly curled into a ball within a thick nest of dry leaves and bark fibers. Its tail wraps over its nose, and its paws are tucked completely out of sight.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

冬とう眠みん

toumin

to hibernate

Example sentences

  1. 冬眠とうみんしたい。

    I want to hibernate.

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  2. 熊くまは冬眠とうみんします。

    Bears hibernate.

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  3. 寒さむい。冬眠とうみんしたい。

    It’s cold. I want to hibernate.

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Kanji in 冬眠

  • 冬winterOnトウKunふゆ
  • 眠sleep; dieOnミンKunねむる・ねむい

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