正夢

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
正 夢
まさ
Grade: 1		 ゆめ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Compound of 正 (masa, “true, proper, certain”) +‎ 夢 (yume, “dream”).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

Noun

正(まさ)夢(ゆめ) • (masayume) 

  1. a dream that comes true, a veridical dream
  2. a dream that seems real, a realistic dream
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of “realistic dream”): 逆夢(さかゆめ) (sakayume): a dream that is the opposite of reality

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
正 夢
せい
Grade: 1		 む
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Possibly from Middle Chinese compound 正夢／正梦 (tsyengH mjuwngH, literally “right, proper, correct + dream”).

Alternatively, may have been coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived elements.

Pronunciation

Noun

正(せい)夢(む) • (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. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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