Word

眠る

ねむる
CommonJLPT N4

Meanings

  1. Godan verb · Intransitive

    to sleep

  2. Godan verb · Intransitive

    to die; to rest (in peace); to lie (buried); to sleep (in the grave)

  3. Godan verb · Intransitive

    to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; to lie untapped; to lie untouched

  4. Godan verb · Intransitive

    to close one's eyes

In Spanish

  1. dormir (no necesariamente estando tumbado)

  2. morir

  3. cerrar los ojos

Other forms
睡る
Other readings
ねぶる

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • テレビを見みていて眠ねむってしまった。

    Watching TV, I fell asleep.

    Me quedé dormido viendo televisión.

    Tatoeba #201963(opens in a new tab)
  • もし眠ねむるといけないので目覚めざまし時計どけいをセットしなさい。

    In case you sleep, set the alarm.

    Pon la alarma en caso de que duermas.

    Tatoeba #237325(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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