How to say 'Sleep' in Japanese | 眠り

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The Japanese word for Sleep is 'Nemuri', written as 眠り in Japanese.'Sleep' in hiragana is ねむり.

word

眠り

Meaning

Sleep

Reading

ねむり

nemuri

Kanji

眠Sleep, Sleepy

Explanation

The Japanese noun '眠り (ねむり)' refers to the state or act of sleeping. It is commonly used to describe the natural state of rest where consciousness is suspended. For example: I fell into a deep sleep「私は深い眠りに落ちた」(わたしはふかいねむりにおちた). The baby is in a peaceful sleep「赤ちゃんは穏やかな眠りについている」(あかちゃんはおだやかなねむりについている). This word can also be used metaphorically to describe inactivity or dormancy, such as in 'the sleep of winter'「冬の眠り」(ふゆのねむり).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6285

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 眠り

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

眠

Meaning

Sleep, Sleepy

Hiragana in the Word 眠り

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

り

Reading

Words Related to 眠り Through the Kanji 眠

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 眠 as well.

word

眠る

Meaning

Sleep

word

眠い

Meaning

Sleepy

word

居眠り

Meaning

Doze

word

睡眠

Meaning

Sleep

word

眠たい

Meaning

Sleepy

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'Nemuri' means 'Sleep' .

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