Japanese

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) まさゆめ [màsáyúmé] (Heiban - [0])^[2][5][4]
• IPA^(key): [ma̠sa̠jɯᵝme̞]

Noun

正夢 ‎(hiragana まさゆめ, romaji masayume)

1. a dream that comes true, a veridical dream
2. 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

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​いむ [séꜜèmù] (Atamadaka - [1])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːmɯᵝ]

Noun

正夢 ‎(hiragana せいむ, romaji seimu)

1. a dream that comes true, a veridical dream
2. a dream that seems real

Usage notes

This reading is less common than the masayume reading above.

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0
4. 1 2 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0
5. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3