Word Meaning 一睡

いっすい issui

一睡 is read as いっすい (issui) and means wink of sleep.

Meaning

English

  1. wink of sleep
  2. snooze
  3. doze
  4. nap

Reading

Kana

いっすい

Romaji

issui

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 21907 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一睡り

ひとねむり

first sleep of silkworms

一応

いちおう

just in case

一生懸命

いっしょうけんめい

very hard

一致

いっち

union

一瞬

いっしゅん

instant

一握り

ひとにぎり

handful

一概に

いちがいに

unconditionally

一本釣り

いっぽんずり

fishing with a pole

一樹

いっき

one tree

一撃

いちげき

blow

一刀

いっとう

single stroke

一挙

いっきょ

one effort

Example Sentences

6

He did not sleep a wink.

I couldn't sleep at all last night.

I scarcely slept a wink.

I didn't sleep a wink last night.

Tom's loud snoring kept me awake all night.

The tension on the day of the match made me greet the morning without even sleeping a wink.