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29 眠る

To Sleep

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Meaning

Primary

To Sleep

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

眠い is "sleepy." The verb version is to sleep. *yawn*

Reading

ねむる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading comes from 眠い.

Context

Context Sentences

「ぐっすり眠れた？」「ああ。爆睡したよ。」

"Did you sleep well?" "Yeah, I crashed."

Kanji Composition

  1. 眠
    みん Sleep