眠い (Nemui) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “sleepy, drowsy, somnolent”.
Meanings
- i-adjectivesleepy; drowsy; somnolent
Examples
眠いですか？
Are you sleepy?
今とても眠い。
I'm very sleepy now.
眠いのは当然だ。
No wonder I'm sleepy.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).