Meaning

Primary

Nightmare

Alternative

Bad Dream

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A bad dream is also known as a nightmare. Ah! Noooooo!

Reading

あくむ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

夜中に悪夢で目が覚めました。

I woke up in the middle of the night with a nightmare.

昨日、悪夢にうなされてたよ。

Yesterday, you were groaning from a nightmare.

まるで悪夢を見ているようでした。

It was like having a nightmare.

Kanji Composition