春眠暁を覚えず

しゅんみんあかつきをおぼえず

Meanings

1. Expression in spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn; in spring one sleeps like a log (from a Meng Haoran poem)

Kanji

• 春 spring. Read as シュン.
• 眠 sleep. Read as ミン.
• 暁 dawn. Read as あかつき.
• 覚 remember. Read as おぼえる.

Word lists

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