居い眠ねむり
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Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
1. nodding off (while sitting); dozing
Kanji used
Pitch accent
いねむり
Composed of
居い
being (somewhere); sitting
Suffix
眠ねむり
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
Noun
Used in vocabulary
居い眠ねむり運うん転てん
falling asleep at the wheel
Noun
Examples21
I do not allow sleeping in class.
I was afraid I might fall asleep while driving.
His speech went on for such a long time that some people began to fall asleep.
Even the worthy Homer sometimes nods.
He dozed off in history class.
He dozed off.