いびき

noun

snore; snoring

1. snore; snoring

The breathing sound made during sleep.

いびきをかく。

To snore.

いびきがうるさくて眠(ねむ)れない。

I can't sleep because the snoring is loud.

いびき防止(ぼうし)グッズを買(か)った。

I bought anti-snoring products.

父(ちち)のいびきが大(おお)きくて、家族(かぞく)みんなが起(お)きてしまった。

My father's snoring was so loud that everyone in the family woke up.

疲(つか)れている時(とき)は、いつもよりいびきが大(おお)きくなるとと言(い)われている。

It's said that when you're tired, your snoring gets louder than usual.

いびき refers to snoring, the breathing sound made during sleep.

Writing

Can be written as 鼾(いびき) but hiragana is more common.

Common expressions

いびきをかく: to snore
いびきが大(おお)きい: snoring is loud
いびきがうるさい: snoring is noisy
いびきが止(と)まらない: snoring won't stop

Related words

いびき防止(ぼうし): anti-snoring
いびき対策(たいさく): snoring countermeasures
寝息(ねいき): sleeping breath (quiet breathing while asleep)

Health note

Chronic loud snoring may indicate 睡眠(すいみん)時(じ)無呼吸(むこきゅう)症候群(しょうこうぐん) (sleep apnea syndrome), a condition where breathing repeatedly stops during sleep.

Onomatopoeia

Snoring sounds are often written as グーグー or ゴーゴー.

Related Words

Related: 寝息(ねいき) (sleeping breath)

Related: 寝相(ねぞう) (sleeping posture)

core

Added 2026.1.16 16:47 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

05500/05509_ibiki