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ネムリ
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.
Alt. forms
眠ねむり
97%
ねむり
1%
睡ねむり
ネムリ
睡ねむり
Pitch accent
ネ
ムリ
Used in: 7
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
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.
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