Dream Dictionary

Look up the meaning hidden in last night's dream by keyword.

Dream interpretation reads the symbols of last night's dream through both traditional dream lore and a modern psychological lens. The same dream can mean different things depending on feeling and context, so treat readings as a reference against your own situation. Korean dream lore accumulated from books such as the Mongjeom Iljji together with stories passed down in ordinary use, and in the twentieth century the readings of Freud and Jung were added, so that symbols came to be read as a language of the mind as well. The two strands see the same symbol differently: tradition reads a snake as wealth or a conception dream, psychology as a fear or a change within. This site presents both and leaves the choosing to you.

How it works

Type what you saw in your dream, or pick a category to browse. More than 860 symbols are organized into 105 categories, and the search finds them even when you use a different word for the same thing.

What you'll get

You see how that symbol has been read in traditional dream lore, whether its omen leans fortunate or cautionary, and related dreams worth reading alongside it.

When a Dream Stays With You

Dreams are recalled more vividly out of light sleep than deep sleep, and the ones dreamt just before waking are the ones that stay. Writing down even a few lines the moment you open your eyes keeps a scene that would otherwise scatter as the day goes on. Note not only what appeared but where you were, who was there, and what the colours and the weather were like, and finding the right reading becomes far more accurate. A dream with a whole scene left in it gives you much more to read than one where a single symbol survives.

The Feeling Comes Before the Symbol

The same snake reads differently depending on whether it settled warmly in your arms or chased you in fear. Traditional dream lore never pinned one meaning to one symbol either; it read them situation by situation. That is why the readings here are written as branches by circumstance. So rather than stopping at the first line the search returns, look for the passage closest to what you actually felt inside the dream.

Symbols That Read the Other Way Round

Traditional interpretation contains a fair number of symbols that mean the opposite of what they look like. Being covered in excrement, or being robbed, are taken as auspicious signs of money coming in, and the sight of blood is read as wealth too. Conversely, scenes that seem trivial, such as a tooth falling out or a lost shoe, are treated as weighty. If that feels strange, it is worth remembering these are patterns people sorted out over a long time; take them as another way of reading rather than something to be alarmed by.

When the Same Dream Keeps Coming Back

If a similar dream repeats over several nights, it is better to look first at how you have been sleeping and how you have been feeling than to dig further into the symbol. Dreams of being chased or of falling are common when worry runs high and sleep stays shallow, and rest turns restless when the body is unwell too. Use the reading as a prompt to notice that state; if sleep keeps being difficult or something feels wrong physically, rest and a doctor come before interpretation.

What to Do With a Reading

Dream interpretation is not a device that tells you what is coming; it is a story that turns you back towards yourself for a moment. A favourable reading is no reason to push ahead unprepared, and an ominous one is no reason to drop what you were going to do. Using a dream as grounds for spending more money, or for quarrelling with someone, is something we would particularly advise against. If a passage stays on your mind, it is enough to ask what it says about whatever has been occupying you lately.

Frequently Asked Questions

What if the dream I am looking for is not listed?

Try a similar word. Synonyms are linked across six languages so a different expression for the same thing still finds it. If it truly is not there, read the closest symbol in spirit instead.

If I have a bad dream, will something bad really happen?

Traditional dream reading is entertainment built on symbols. Even a symbol passed down as an ill omen is better read as a nudge about what to watch out for.

My dream had several symbols in it.

Look each one up and then see where they overlap. Interpretation works better by asking whether several symbols point the same way, and what the mood of the dream was, than by ruling on a single image.

How do I know whether it was a conception dream?

The dream alone cannot tell you. Traditionally the same animal or fruit dream reads as a conception dream when pregnancy is in view and as wealth or opportunity when it is not. Start from your actual situation.