noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. hibernation, winter sleep, torpor.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
冬眠 とうみん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

winter
ふゆ トウ (2nd, N4)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
sleep, die, sleepy
ねむ.る ミン ね (7th, N3)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
people, nation, subjects
ミン たみ ひと (4th, N3)
family name, surname, clan
シ うじ (4th, N1)