(ゆめ)

ゆめ
noun
dream
1. dream (during sleep)
A series of images and sensations during sleep.
(ゆめ)()た。
I had a dream.
昨夜(ゆうべ)(へん)(ゆめ)()た。
I had a strange dream last night.
(ゆめ)(なか)(そら)()んでいた。
I was flying in my dream.
(こわ)(ゆめ)()て、夜中(よなか)()()めた。
I woke up in the middle of the night after having a scary dream.
子供(こども)(ころ)から(おな)(ゆめ)何度(なんど)()るので、不思議(ふしぎ)(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.
(ゆめ)がある。
I have a dream.
医者(いしゃ)になるのが(ゆめ)です。
My dream is to become a doctor.
(ゆめ)(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)(ゆめ)がやっと(かな)った。
My long-held dream finally came true.
(ちい)さい(ころ)からの(ゆめ)だった会社(かいしゃ)(はい)ることができて、とても(うれ)しい。
I'm very happy that I was able to join the company I'd dreamed of since I was little.

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

SLEEP DREAMS:

  • (ゆめ)()る: to have a dream (NOT (ゆめ)がある)
  • 悪夢(あくむ): nightmare
  • (ゆめ)(なか)で: in a dream

ASPIRATIONS:

  • (ゆめ)がある: to have a dream/goal
  • (ゆめ)(かな)う: dream comes true
  • (ゆめ)(あきら)める: to give up on a dream
  • (ゆめ)()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

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