ネムリ
Meanings
Noun
1. sleep; sleeping
2. inactivity
3. death
Pitch accent
ムリ
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death
sleeping sickness
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
ritual to banish the sleep demon (esp. in Tōhoku)
Examples (4 in total)
People sometimes compare death to sleep.
This music helps me to fall asleep.
The noise awoke me from my sleep.