眠る – Vocabulary details

眠ねむる

Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)

1. to sleep

2. to die; to rest (in peace); to lie (buried); to sleep (in the grave)

3. to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; to lie untapped; to lie untouched

when read as "ねむる"

4. to close one's eyes

to sleep

ね

むる

to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby

to doze off; to nod off; to snooze

dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)

to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear

to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby

mountain in the winter; (lit.) sleeping mountain

眠ねむれないんですよ。

I can't sleep.

彼かれは眠ねむっている。

He is asleep.

ちょっと眠ねむりたいんだよ。

I just want a little more sleep.

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