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居眠り
いねむり
N3
noun
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
dozing
2
nodding off
3
nodding off (while sitting)
Example sentence
授業中に居眠りすることは許しません。
I do not allow sleeping in class.
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Mine a sentence — saw 居眠り in the wild?
Kanji in this word
居
Reside, To Be, Exist
8 strokes
眠
Sleep, Die, Sleepy
10 strokes
More words with
居
居住
きょじゅう ·
residence
N1
芝居
しばい ·
play
N3
住居
じゅうきょ ·
dwelling
同居
どうきょ ·
living together
N1
居間
いま ·
living room
N3
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皇居
こうきょ ·
Imperial Palace
N1
別居
べっきょ ·
separation
入居
にゅうきょ ·
moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.)
More words with
眠
睡眠
すいみん ·
sleep
N3
眠り
ねむり ·
sleep
眠たい
ねむたい ·
sleepy
N1
不眠
ふみん ·
sleeplessness
眠い
ねむい ·
sleepy
N4
眠気
ねむけ ·
sleepiness
冬眠
とうみん ·
hibernation
N1
眠る
ねむる ·
to sleep
N4
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