How to say 'Snore' in Japanese | いびき

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The Japanese word for Snore is 'Ibiki', written as いびき in Japanese.

word

いびき

Meaning

Snore

Reading

Ibiki

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'いびき' refers to the sound made by a person while sleeping, commonly known as 'snoring'. It is often used in contexts related to sleep, health, or disturbances caused by loud breathing during sleep. Example sentences include: His snoring is loud「彼のいびきはうるさい」(かれのいびきはうるさい). I couldn't sleep because of the snoring「いびきで眠れなかった」(いびきでねむれなかった).

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

4144

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word いびき

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

い

Reading

hiragana

び

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hiragana

き

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'Ibiki' means 'Snore' .

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