Keyword
to sleep
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1977
Readings
ねむ
(53%)
ねぶ
(37%)
みん
(9%)
Composed of
eye
people
Mnemonic

When the people around you close their eyes and lie down it's probably because they're going to sleep. And you should too.

Used in vocabulary (127 in total)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
Examples (200 in total)
He might have been sleeping at that time.
That child soon fell asleep.
I just want a little more sleep.
I think what you need now is some sleep.
I fell asleep.
He fell asleep right away.
He is asleep.
He's probably sleeping.
I know she is sleeping.
They were asleep.
I didn't get much sleep last night.
Did you sleep well yesterday?
While reading a book, I fell asleep.
While reading a book, he fell asleep.
I fell asleep while reading a book.
The town slept.
I can't sleep.
He wasn't sleeping when I came home.
My father may be sleeping.
I can sleep anywhere.
I have to sleep.
I sleep in my room.
I also stopped sleeping.
She is already sleeping.
The pain was such that I was not able to sleep.
I was tired, but I couldn't sleep.
She fell asleep in a chair.
The cat isn't sleeping.
The cat on the table is sleeping.
The cat is sleeping.
The cat slept on the table.
You should sleep.
It's too bright outside to sleep.
The dog isn't sleeping.
The guys are sleeping like dogs.
Let a sleeping dog lie.
I saw a sleeping dog.
I want to sleep with your wife.
When my son is doing nothing bad, he is sleeping.
I'm too excited to sleep.
I was asleep when Mark arrived.
I couldn't sleep well because it was noisy outside.
I like to sleep on a soft bed.
My wife's trying to sleep.
It was so cold that I couldn't sleep.
I think I'll sleep well tonight.
You need to sleep.
Turn down the TV a little. I'm trying to go to sleep.
I fell asleep while watching TV.
He always leaves the window open while he sleeps.
After the movie they fall asleep.
I slept just two hours.
All the children fell asleep before it got dark.
Both dogs are asleep.
I don't feel like sleeping just now.
It was so hot that I slept with the window open.
I couldn't sleep because of the heat.
Good morning, everyone. Have you slept well and had nice dreams?
He sleeps during the day and works at night.
"I couldn't sleep last night," he said.
He slept well last night.
I wasn't able to sleep last night.
I didn't sleep well last night.
You didn't sleep well last night, did you?
Did you sleep well last night?
I slept little last night.
I slept well last night.
What position do you like sleeping in?
She looks sleepy, doesn't she?
I'm not very sleepy.
No, I'm tired.
I usually get sleepy in the afternoon.
I get weirdly sleepy when I listen to this song.
The medicine made me sleepy.
I've become very sleepy.
Why are you so sleepy?
For some reason, I feel sleepy when I start studying.
I'm getting sleepy. I should've gone to bed earlier last night.
I wonder why I'm so sleepy.
No, I'm not sleepy.
I'm still not sleepy.
His voice still sounded sleepy.
Are you sleepy yet?
I felt so sleepy that I could hardly keep my eyes open.
I'm no longer sleepy.
I'm very sleepy now.
I'm very sleepy today, too.
He looks very sleepy.
He seems to be very sleepy.
I'm sleepy, so I'm going to bed.
I'm tired, so I'm gonna go to sleep.
I'm sleepy, but if I go to bed now, I'll be in trouble for tomorrow's test.
It is no use studying when you are sleepy.
When I'm sleepy, I sleep.
I'm sleepy, so I'm leaving now.
I'm so sleepy that I can't get myself motivated.
Aren't you sleepy?
Feeling sleepy, I went to bed.
If you get sleepy, tell me.
I've gotten tired. Guess I should go to sleep soon.
I'm getting sleepy. How about you?
I've become sleepy.
Are you getting sleepy?
You look sleepy.
I was very sleepy.
He worked at night and slept in the daytime.
It was so boring that I fell asleep.
Many of the students got bored and fell asleep.
I always feel sleepy.
The kids are asleep.
When I opened the door, I saw that she was sleeping.
The child, with sleepy eyes, was sitting on the bench.
You're really sleepy, aren't you?
The woman sleeps in the bedroom.
I was tired and, what is worse, I was sleepy.
You had better turn off the light before you go to sleep.
He asked me if I had slept well the night before.
The show was so boring that Ann and I fell asleep.
Is your baby sleeping?
The baby fell asleep.
It is delightful to look at a sleeping baby.
The baby is still sleeping.
My wallet was stolen while I was asleep.
I can't sleep. What should I do?
The children were so excited after the party that they couldn't sleep.
The children soon fell into a sleep.
I fell asleep before my father came home.
When we are asleep, bodily functions slow down and body temperature falls.
He was about to fall asleep, when he heard his name called.
She sleeps with two pillows.
We slept in a tent.
She lay awake for a long time, thinking of her future.
Look at a baby sleeping in the bed.
He's sleeping like a baby.
Look at the sleeping baby.
Take care not to awake the sleeping baby.
The baby is asleep. Don't make a noise.
The baby seems to be asleep.
The baby appeared to be sleeping quietly.
He pretended to be sleeping.
Good night, sleep tight.
No matter how sleepy you are, brush your teeth.
She put the blanket over the child sleeping on the sofa.
This music helps me to fall asleep.
A burglar broke in while he was asleep.
Sleep is the greatest thief, for it steals half one's life.
I did the washing while the baby was sleeping.
I'm too sleepy to do my homework.
Japanese children are group members even when they are sleeping.
While listening to the radio, I fell asleep.
Last night there was a fire near here, and I couldn't sleep.
Why couldn't you sleep last night?
Last night it was so hot that I couldn't sleep well.
I couldn't sleep last night.
This bed is too hard to sleep on.
It was such a boring speech that I fell asleep.
I have to get more sleep.
Good food and enough sleep are absolutely necessary to good health.
Children need a lot of sleep.
Children need sleep.
Don't disturb her while she is sleeping.
Sleep is necessary for good health.
Do you get enough sleep?
Sleep is important.
Despite the importance of sleep, its purpose is a mystery.
There is nothing like sleep.
We require much sleep.
I haven't had much sleep lately.
Babies want plenty of sleep.
Drink less and sleep more.
I haven't slept well recently.
I slept comfortably last night.
He looked for a place in which to sleep.
I took a nap, so I'm not sleepy.
I can't sleep at all!
At last, the baby fell asleep.
She fell into a deep sleep.
Sleep is better than medicine.
Almost all of the passengers on the bus were asleep when the accident happened.
He slept all day.
John tried not to wake the sleeping baby.
It was such a hot night that I could not sleep till midnight.
Moderate exercise in the evening helps induce sleep.
Did you have a good sleep?
That old man was sound asleep when the bear came.
The baby seemed to be sleeping a sound sleep.
I slept soundly last night.
The kitten slept soundly.
He slept soundly.
How soundly he is sleeping!
I couldn't sleep well last night.
When the fire broke out, he was sound asleep.
I fell sound asleep because I was very tired.
The baby was sleeping soundly in his mother's arms.
The child slept on its mother's lap.
The child was sleeping on its mothers lap.
I couldn't sleep last night. I coughed a lot.
You may think that animals can sleep in any position.
The boy has been sleeping for ten hours.
My baby brother sleeps ten hours a day.