ねむり
Meanings
Noun
1. sleep; sleeping
It was time for sleep.
2. inactivity
3. death
It may be a sleep from which there is no waking.
Pitch accent
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むり
Used in vocabulary (15 in total)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to fall asleep
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
Examples (16 in total)
It was time for sleep.
Sleep came quickly.
It was a deep sleep, though not a long one.
The sound of the rain makes you sleepy.
I pray that they rest in peace.
Here, let us surrender ourselves to the temptation of sleep.
People sometimes compare death to sleep.
It may be a sleep from which there is no waking.
This music helps me to fall asleep.
I had been drawn into sleep by its calmness before I knew it.
At the very least, I hope their rest is peaceful.
The noise awoke me from my sleep.
It was so comfortable that I felt I might sink into a deep sleep at any moment.
As soon as I lay down, I quickly fell into a deep sleep.
Sleep is the greatest thief, for it steals half one's life.
I surrender my consciousness to the waves of sleep that quickly wash over me.