Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to sleep (lying down)
2. to go to bed; to lie in bed
3. to lie down
4. to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse)
5. to lie flat (e.g. of hair)
6. to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
7. to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)
Kanji used
lie down
Pitch accent
Top 600
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
sleep brings up a child well; a well-slept child is a well-kept child
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
Examples (200 in total)
I thought you were sleeping.
I want to sleep.
I want to go to my bed!