夢見る・夢みる|ゆめみるyumemiru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

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Which spelling to use
夢見る夢見る is the most common written form of this verb, and beginners should use it by default when writing it.
夢みる夢みる is less common than 夢見る; it is a variant spelling rather than the default choice for beginners.
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto dream (of)
    彼かれはまるで夢見ゆめみているような感かんじだった。↗
    He felt as if he were in a dream.
Conjugation
Dictionary form夢見る(ゆめみる)
Polite (masu)夢見ます(ゆめみます)
Negative (nai)夢見ない(ゆめみない)
polite (masen)夢見ません(ゆめみません)
classical zu / nu夢見ず・夢見ぬ(ゆめみず・ゆめみぬ)
Past (ta)夢見た(ゆめみた)
polite (mashita)夢見ました(ゆめみました)
Past negative (nakatta)夢見なかった(ゆめみなかった)
polite (masen deshita)夢見ませんでした(ゆめみませんでした)
Te form夢見て(ゆめみて)
Potential夢見られる(ゆめみられる)
Passive夢見られる(ゆめみられる)
Causative夢見させる(ゆめみさせる)
Causative passive夢見させられる(ゆめみさせられる)
Conditional (ba)夢見れば(ゆめみれば)
tara夢見たら(ゆめみたら)
Volitional夢見よう(ゆめみよう)
polite (mashou)夢見ましょう(ゆめみましょう)
Imperative夢見ろ(ゆめみろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym夢を見るゆめをみるNeutralA set phrase for dreaming, also for losing yourself in fantasy. Can refer to dreams during sleep, while 「夢見る」 usually means yearning for the future.
  • Related夢想むそうWrittenWritten/formal prose word for dreams and fantasies; stresses unrealistic notions, as in 「夢想だにしない」.
  • Antonym覚めるさめるNeutralAntonym: to wake or sober up, also to be disillusioned; the opposite of 「夢見る」 in its dreaming sense.

Use 「夢見る」 for yearning for ideals or dreaming of the future, as in 「夢見る少女」「成功を夢見る」. For dreaming in your sleep say 「夢を見る」; for idle fantasy use 「夢想」. The antonym is 「覚める」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 夢ゆめを見みる。
  2. 空想くうそうする。理想りそうに憧あこがれる。
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