ねむり
Meanings
Noun
1. sleep; sleeping
2. inactivity
3. death
Pitch accent
むり
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to fall asleep
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
to awake from one's sleep
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to fall asleep
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death
ritual to banish the sleep demon (esp. in Tōhoku)
sleeping sickness
rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP
Examples (4 in total)
People sometimes compare death to sleep.
This music helps me to fall asleep.
The noise awoke me from my sleep.