Definition of 眠り (ねむり)

ねむ

眠り

ねむり

nemuri

noun
1.
sleep, sleeping
2.
inactivity
3.
death
Other readings:
眠り【ねぶり】[2]
睡り【ねむり】
睡り【ねぶり】[2]
【ねむり】[1]
【ねぶり】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Related Kanji
sleep, die, sleepy
drowsy, sleep, die
Example sentences(showing 10 results)

ねむ
眠り
さいだい
最大
どろぼう
泥棒
じんせい
人生
はんぶん
半分
ぬす
盗んで
Sleep is the greatest thief, for it steals half one's life

おと
かのじょ
彼女
ねむ
眠り
The sound roused her from sleep

ものおと
物音
わた
ねむ
眠り
The noise awoke me from my sleep

People sometimes compare death to sleep

Death is often compared to sleep

The cry roused me from my sleep

Don't arouse him from his sleep

I'm a light sleeper

まど
こうせん
光線
はい
入って
きょうじ
教授
ふか
深い
ねむ
眠り
A beam of light through the window woke the professor up out of a deep sleep

こころや
心安ければ
ねむ
眠り
やす
安らか
A good conscience is a soft pillow