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
ね
むり
Used in vocabulary (15 in total)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to fall asleep
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
to awake from one's sleep
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to fall asleep
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death
sleeping sickness
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
ritual to banish the sleep demon (esp. in Tōhoku)
feigned sleep
(extreme) sleepiness during pregnancy; pregnancy fatigue
(extreme) sleepiness during pregnancy; pregnancy fatigue
Examples (16 in total)
It was time for sleep.
Sleep came quickly.
It was a deep sleep, though not a long one.