眠(ねむ)り

ねむり
noun
sleep, slumber
1. sleep, slumber
The state or act of sleeping. Can refer to a single period of sleep or sleep in general.
深(ふか)い眠(ねむ)りに落(お)ちた。
I fell into a deep sleep.
昨夜(さくや)は眠(ねむ)りが浅(あさ)かった。
My sleep was light last night.
赤(あか)ちゃんの眠(ねむ)りを妨(さまた)げないように、静(しず)かにドアを閉(し)めた。
I quietly closed the door so as not to disturb the baby's sleep.

USAGE:
The nominal form of the verb 眠(ねむ)る (to sleep). Often used with adjectives to describe the quality of sleep: 深(ふか)い眠(ねむ)り (deep sleep), 浅(あさ)い眠(ねむ)り (light sleep). Also appears in literary and poetic contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 深(ふか)い眠(ねむ)り: deep sleep
  • 浅(あさ)い眠(ねむ)り: light sleep
  • 眠(ねむ)りに落(お)ちる: to fall asleep
  • 眠(ねむ)りに就(つ)く: to go to sleep
  • 眠(ねむ)りを妨(さまた)げる: to disturb someone's sleep
  • 永遠(えいえん)の眠(ねむ)り: eternal sleep (euphemism for death)
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