夢(ゆめ)

ゆめ

noun

dream

1. dream (during sleep)

A series of images and sensations during sleep.

夢(ゆめ)を見(み)た。

I had a dream.

昨夜(ゆうべ)変(へん)な夢(ゆめ)を見(み)た。

I had a strange dream last night.

夢(ゆめ)の中(なか)で空(そら)を飛(と)んでいた。

I was flying in my dream.

怖(こわ)い夢(ゆめ)を見(み)て、夜中(よなか)に目(め)が覚(さ)めた。

I woke up in the middle of the night after having a scary dream.

子供(こども)の頃(ころ)から同(おな)じ夢(ゆめ)を何度(なんど)も見(み)るので、不思議(ふしぎ)に思(おも)っている。

I've been having the same dream repeatedly since childhood, and I find it mysterious.

2. dream, aspiration

A hope or ambition for the future.

夢(ゆめ)がある。

I have a dream.

医者(いしゃ)になるのが夢(ゆめ)です。

My dream is to become a doctor.

夢(ゆめ)を諦(あきら)めないでください。

Please don't give up on your dream.

長年(ながねん)の夢(ゆめ)がやっと叶(かな)った。

My long-held dream finally came true.

小(ちい)さい頃(ころ)からの夢(ゆめ)だった会社(かいしゃ)に入(はい)ることができて、とても嬉(うれ)しい。

I'm very happy that I was able to join the company I'd dreamed of since I was little.

夢(ゆめ) has two meanings: dreams during sleep and aspirations/ambitions.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (dreams in sleep):

夢(ゆめ)を見(み)る: to have a dream (NOT 夢(ゆめ)がある)
悪夢(あくむ): nightmare
夢(ゆめ)の中(なか)で: in a dream

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (aspirations):

夢(ゆめ)がある: to have a dream/goal
夢(ゆめ)が叶(かな)う: dream comes true
夢(ゆめ)を諦(あきら)める: to give up on a dream
夢(ゆめ)を追(お)いかける: to chase a dream

Compounds

夢中(むちゅう): absorbed, engrossed
白昼夢(はくちゅうむ): daydream
初夢(はつゆめ): first dream of the new year

Common expressions

夢(ゆめ)のよう: dreamlike, too good to be true

Related Words

Compare: 希望(きぼう) (hope, wish)

Compare: 望(のぞ)み (hope, wish, desire)

Compare: 悲願(ひがん) (long-cherished wish)

Compare: 大志(たいし) (great ambition)

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Added 2026.1.8 21:45 · Revised 2026.10.9 9:35

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