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眠る (ねむる) — to sleep | JLPT N4 · Nihongo Circle

眠る

ねむる

godan verbtransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1to sleep
2to die
3to rest (in peace)
4to lie (buried)
5to lie idle (e.g. of resources)
6to lie unused
7to lie untapped

Example sentence

私は柔らかいベッドで眠るのが好きです。

I like to sleep on a soft bed.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

眠Sleep, Die, Sleepy10 strokes

More words with 眠

眠たいねむたい · sleepyN1 睡眠すいみん · sleepN3 眠いねむい · sleepyN4 冬眠とうみん · hibernationN1 安眠あんみん · sound sleep

Full entry on Jisho

不眠ふみん · sleeplessness

眠気ねむけ · sleepiness

眠りねむり · sleep

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