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    休眠

    休きゅう眠みん

    dormancy

    KMT9News #26+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab16 strokes

    きゅうみん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    dormancy, quiescence

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    冬ふゆの間あいだ、多おおくの動どう物ぶつが休きゅう眠みんする。

    Many animals go into dormancy during winter.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentAnimals
    この火か山ざんは長ちょう期き間かん休きゅう眠みん状じょう態たいにある。

    This volcano has been in a dormant state for a long period.

    KMT9Nature & Environment
    経けい済ざいが休きゅう眠みん状じょう態たいに陥おちいると、回かい復ふくには時じ間かんがかかる。

    When the economy falls into a dormant state, recovery takes time.

    KMT9Business & Finance
    種しゅ子しは発はつ芽がに適てきした条じょう件けんが揃そろうまで休きゅう眠みんを続つづける。

    Seeds remain dormant until conditions suitable for germination are met.

    KMT9Nature & Environment
    地ち下か深ふかくの休きゅう眠みん菌きんは、環かん境きょう変へん化かによって活かつ動どうを再さい開かいすることがある。

    Dormant bacteria deep underground can sometimes resume activity due to environmental changes.

    KMT9Nature & EnvironmentScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    休
    やす.む・やす.まる・やす.める…(1)
    rest・day off・retire・sleep
    眠
    ねむ.る・ねむ.い…(2)
    sleep・die・sleepy
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