Word details

眠り

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 眠り.

Dictionary

Entry

眠りむり睡りねぶりNounFreq #4824
1

sleep; sleeping

Examples
その音で彼女は眠りから覚めた。
The sound roused her from sleep.
2

inactivity

3

Euphemistic

death

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

sleep, die, sleepy

10 strokesFrequency 1,315JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ミン

Kun

ねむ.るねむ.い

Nanori

drowsy, sleep, die

13 strokesFrequency 1,739JLPT N1Grade 8

On

スイ

Kun

ねむ.るねむ.い

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