正夢

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

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

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) まさゆめ [màsáyúmé] (Heiban – [0])[2][4][5]
- IPA^(key): [ma̠sa̠jɯ̟ᵝme̞]

Noun

正夢 (hiragana まさゆめ, rōmaji masayume)

a dream that comes true, a veridical dream
a dream that seems real, a realistic dream

Antonyms

(realistic dream): 逆夢 (さかゆめ) (sakayume): a dream that is the opposite of reality

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
正	夢
せい Grade: 1	む Grade: 5
on’yomi

Possibly from Middle Chinese compound 正夢 (tsyeng^H mjuwng^H, literally “right, proper, correct + dream”).

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

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) せーむ [séꜜèmù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
- IPA^(key): [se̞ːmɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

正夢 (hiragana せいむ, rōmaji seimu)

a dream that comes true, a veridical dream
a dream that seems real

Usage notes

This reading is less common than the masayume reading above.

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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