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睡 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 睡 意味

drowsy, sleep, die

睡 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

ねむ.る nemu.ru
ねむ.い nemu.i

KUNYOMI 訓読み

スイ sui

Examples

その音で彼女は眠りから覚めた。The sound roused her from sleep.
眠りが浅いんだ。I’m a light sleeper.
死はよく眠りにたとえられる。Death is often compared to sleep.
心安ければ眠りも安らか。A good conscience is a soft pillow.
ときどき死は眠りにたとえられる。People sometimes compare death to sleep.
彼を眠りからさますな。Don’t arouse him from his sleep!
その叫び声で私は眠りからさめた。The cry roused me from my sleep.
眠りは最大の泥棒。人生の半分も盗んでしまう。Sleep is the greatest thief, for it steals half one’s life.
車の騒音が私の眠りの邪魔になった。The traffic noise interfered with my sleep.
その物音が私を眠りから覚まさせた。The noise awoke me from my sleep.

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