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眠ねむる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to sleep
Everyone is just sleeping.
2. to die; to rest (in peace); to lie (buried); to sleep (in the grave)
Many soldiers lie buried here.
3. to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; to lie untapped; to lie untouched
when read as "ねむる"
Old machines are sitting unused in the warehouse.
4. to close one's eyes
Alt. forms
眠ねむる
98%
ねむる
1%
睡ねむる
Kanji used
眠
to sleep
Pitch accent
ね
むる
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Conjugations...Used in: 5811
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
to doze off; to nod off; to snooze
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
4 more...
Examples (164 in total)
I can't sleep.
He is asleep.
I just want a little more sleep.
You must have been sleeping too.
The town slept.
She fell asleep in a chair.
You should sleep.
You need to sleep.
Even if I close my eyes, I cannot sleep.
The kids are asleep.
How long had I been sleeping?
I can't sleep. What should I do?
Did you have a good sleep?
The whole town lay sleeping.
I can't sleep on planes.
I have to sleep.
I fell asleep.
They were asleep.
I sleep in my room.
She is already sleeping.
I was tired, but I couldn't sleep.
The cat isn't sleeping.
The dog isn't sleeping.
I'm too excited to sleep.
My wife's trying to sleep.
Both dogs are asleep.
I don't feel like sleeping just now.
The woman sleeps in the bedroom.
Is your baby sleeping?
We slept in a tent.
He pretended to be sleeping.
Good night, sleep tight.
Why couldn't you sleep last night?
How about getting a little sleep?
I haven't slept well recently.
I can't sleep at all!
He slept all day.
Mary appeared to be sleeping.
Is Tom still sleeping?
I haven't been sleeping well lately.
"Did you sleep well?" "I slept like a log."
Everyone is just sleeping.
He fell asleep right away.
I didn't get much sleep last night.
My father may be sleeping.
Many soldiers lie buried here.
The pain was such that I was not able to sleep.
Oh, you've completely fallen asleep.
It's too bright outside to sleep.
It looks like I'll finally be able to sleep comfortably.
I was asleep when Mark arrived.
I couldn't sleep well because it was noisy outside.
It was so cold that I couldn't sleep.
I think I'll sleep well tonight.
My nose is so stuffed up that I can't sleep.
It has been a long time since I slept this well.
What position do you like sleeping in?
Old machines are sitting unused in the warehouse.
When I opened the door, I saw that she was sleeping.
My daughter was sleeping in here.
My grandfather rests in this grave.
Look at a baby sleeping in the bed.
Is he unconscious, or is he asleep?
This bed is too hard to sleep on.
Before I knew it, I had fallen asleep with my face buried in the desk.
You know, I like leaning against things to sleep.
She was only pretending to be asleep.
Please rest in peace.
He must have been sleeping because he didn't answer the telephone.
I slept nine hours.
I can't sleep because of the noise.
The child slept on its mother's lap.
Robin looks very cute when he's sleeping.
I slept cradled in the bosom of nature.
Many passengers were sleeping on the last train.
The deer slept on a bed of leaves.
You'll feel better after a night's sleep.
Koalas sleep for 18 to 22 hours per day.
I was very tired, but I was nevertheless unable to sleep.
Put out the light so that you can get a good sleep.
A Persian cat was sleeping under the table.
I fell asleep while I was listening to an audiobook.
He might have been sleeping at that time.
That child soon fell asleep.
While reading a book, I fell asleep.
But if I don't write it, I'll be too worried to sleep.
I just wanted to be allowed to sleep quietly until morning.
I want to sleep with your wife.
I like to sleep on a soft bed.
It must be hard, but bear it patiently and get some sleep.
After the movie they fall asleep.
I slept just two hours.
If everyone makes a racket, I won't be able to sleep.
I can't sleep because I want to know what happens next in this novel.
He sleeps during the day and works at night.
He worked at night and slept in the daytime.
Was that a warrior's instinct that had been lying dormant?
You had better turn off the light before you go to sleep.
I fell asleep before my father came home.
However, no matter how much I tried to sleep, it was useless.
I did the washing while the baby was sleeping.
I fell asleep in the middle of the second act.
If I had even a little free time, I would sleep endlessly.
He looked for a place in which to sleep.
John tried not to wake the sleeping baby.
She usually sleeps for eight hours.
Jim was so tired that he lay down and slept.
If you sleep for a while, you will feel much better.
Tom can't sleep without his teddy bear.
Look at the cute little baby sleeping in the cradle.
While sleeping, he snored loudly.
I sold the clothes that had been sitting unused at home at a flea market.
It was so hot that I slept with the window open.
It was so boring that I fell asleep.
My eyelids are so heavy that I could fall asleep as soon as I close my eyes.
She put the blanket over the child sleeping on the sofa.
He probably hadn't been able to sleep properly for the past few days due to tension.
While listening to the radio, I fell asleep.
It was such a hot night that I could not sleep till midnight.
I went to sleep with a handkerchief over my face.
They say an ancient king lies buried in this mound.
The boy has been sleeping for ten hours.
I sleep six hours a day on average.
He looked refreshed after a good night's sleep.
I was asleep from one to four this afternoon.
If you are feeling unwell, you should recover by getting a good night's sleep.
The noise kept me awake all night.
Fred's agitation has now subsided, and he's sleeping peacefully.
The baby slept peacefully in its mother's arms.
On the cold night, the two of them slept huddled close together.
It is said that people who don't sleep confuse reality with dreams.
The baby sleeping in the baby carriage is as cute as an angel.
I think what you need now is some sleep.
He wasn't sleeping when I came home.
All the children fell asleep before it got dark.
Good morning, everyone. Have you slept well and had nice dreams?
The show was so boring that Ann and I fell asleep.
He asked me if I had slept well the night before.
He was about to fall asleep, when he heard his name called.
When we are asleep, bodily functions slow down and body temperature falls.
While I was thinking about my diary, I somehow fell asleep again.
My father carried the sleeping child in his arms to the car.
It was such a boring speech that I fell asleep.
You may think that animals can sleep in any position.
When Mike went to Jane's house, she was sleeping.
I had read only a few pages before I fell asleep.
The baby soon fell asleep in the cradle.
When my son is doing nothing bad, he is sleeping.
Turn down the TV a little. I'm trying to go to sleep.
For example, people sleep to restore their physical strength and prepare for the future.
I'm not thick-skinned enough to sleep after something like that.
The children were so excited after the party that they couldn't sleep.
She lay awake for a long time, thinking of her future.
Almost all of the passengers on the bus were asleep when the accident happened.
My younger sister was grumbling about something, but eventually she fell asleep.
Although it was rare to sleep deeply to begin with, it was especially impossible now.
That baby will have slept five hours by noon.
Mary was reading, with a cat sleeping beside her.
The passengers were asleep in their cabins when the ship hit a huge iceberg.
He always leaves the window open while he sleeps.
Last night, after I fell asleep, a murder took place in the neighboring prefecture.
"I couldn't sleep last night," he said.
I couldn't sleep last night. I coughed a lot.
Last night there was a fire near here, and I couldn't sleep.