ねむり
Nemuri
Other forms: 睡り、睡
Also read: ねぶり
眠り (Nemuri) is a Japanese noun meaning “sleep, sleeping, inactivity, death”.
Meanings
- nounsleep; sleeping
- nouninactivity
- noundeath
Examples
眠りが浅いんだ。
I'm a light sleeper.
彼を眠りからさますな。
Don't arouse him from his sleep!
心安ければ眠りも安らか。
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).