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 (151 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
sleepiness; drowsiness
to fall asleep
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
sleepy; drowsy
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
sleeping pill; sleep medication
nap; doze
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
to put to sleep; to kill
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
no sleep or rest; working day and night
dormancy; quiescence; diapause
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
to get sleep; to sleep
to awake from one's sleep
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
eternal sleep; eternal rest; passing away; death
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
pleasant sleep; good sleep; sleeping well
falling asleep at the wheel
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
idle slumber; indolence; inactivity
to doze off; to nod off; to snooze
hypnopaedia; hypnopedia; sleep-learning
auto-hypnosis; self-hypnosis; self-induced hypnotism
disturbance of sleep; nuisance in the middle of the night
falling asleep; sleep onset
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
city that never sleeps
sleeping sickness
sleeping; feeling sleepy; beddy-bye
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
sleeping medicine
deep sleep; sleep soundly
in spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn; in spring one sleeps like a log
sleeping pills
going to sleep; falling asleep; sleeping
sleepiness; drowsiness
sleeping medicine; hypnotic; soporific
artificial hibernation; induced hibernation
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
sleep debt; sleep deficit
estivation; aestivation; summer sleep
city that never sleeps
anhydrobiosis; cryptobiosis; drought dormancy
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
deep sleep; torpor
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
hypnosis; hypnotism
drowsiness; somnolence; somnolentia; fatigue; lethargy
ritual to banish the sleep demon (esp. in Tōhoku)
short sleep
sleeping sickness; sleeping disease
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
light sleep; poor sleep
Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus)
sleeping; feeling sleepy; beddy-bye
sleeping; asleep; resting; to be able to sleep
Japanese Society of Sleep Research; JSSR
mountain in the winter; (lit.) sleeping mountain
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
lethargic; soporose
three-molt silkworm
feigned sleep
short sleeper; person who does not need much sleep
sleepy-looking; sleepy-sounding
the first sleep (of silkworms)
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
edible dormouse (Glis glis); fat dormouse
whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)
good appetite and pleasant sleep; enjoying one's food and sleeping well
inactive bank account (no withdrawals or deposits made, and to which the owner's rights have been terminated)
dormant bud; latent bud
to put to sleep; to kill; to leave unused
sleep onset REM period; SOREMP
someone who is fast asleep
(extreme) sleepiness during pregnancy; pregnancy fatigue
(extreme) sleepiness during pregnancy; pregnancy fatigue
(extreme) sleepiness during pregnancy; pregnancy fatigue
dormant state; torpor; non-operating state; idling
sleep induction disorder; sleep onset insomnia
African sleeping sickness; African trypanosomiasis
Examples (200 in total)
But if I don't write it, I'll be too worried to sleep.
Everyone is just sleeping.
You must have been sleeping too.