眠気(ねむけ)

Forms

• 眠(ねむ)い (sleepy) + 気(け) (feeling/tendency)

RELATED WORDS (causes):

• 睡眠不足(すいみんぶそく) (lack of sleep)
• 食後(しょくご) (after eating)
• 薬(くすり)の副作用(ふくさよう) (medication side effects)
• 疲(つか)れ (fatigue)
• 退屈(たいくつ) (boredom)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS (countermeasures):

• コーヒーを飲(の)む (drink coffee)
• 仮眠(かみん)を取(と)る (take a nap)
• 顔(かお)を洗(あら)う (wash face)
• 運動(うんどう)する (exercise)
• 換気(かんき)する (ventilate the room)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (driving):

• 眠気(ねむけ)防止(ぼうし) (drowsiness prevention)
• 運転中(うんてんちゅう)の眠気(ねむけ) (drowsy driving)
• 眠気(ねむけ)を感(かん)じたら運転(うんてん)を中止(ちゅうし)する (stop driving when drowsy)

Common expressions

• 眠気(ねむけ)覚(ざ)まし (something to wake you up)
• 眠気(ねむけ)に負(ま)ける (to succumb to sleepiness)

Common collocations

• 眠気(ねむけ)を覚(さ)ます (to dispel sleepiness)
• 眠気(ねむけ)が襲(おそ)う (for sleepiness to overcome someone)
• 眠気(ねむけ)を感(かん)じる (to feel drowsy)
• 眠気(ねむけ)と戦(たたか)う (to fight off sleepiness)