Word Meaning 居眠り

いねむり inemuri

居眠り is read as いねむり (inemuri) and means nodding off (while sitting).

Meaning

English

  1. nodding off (while sitting)
  2. dozing

Reading

Kana

いねむり

Romaji

inemuri

Writing Variants

  • 居睡り いねむり inemuri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words コタツ,炬燵,火燵,温かい,温い,眠くなる,ウトウトする Rank 8111 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

居眠り運転

いねむりうんてん

falling asleep at the wheel

居眠る

いねむる

to doze off

居座り

いすわり

remaining

居残り

いのこり

working overtime

居所

いどこ

place of temporary residence

居住

きょじゅう

residence

居間

いま

living room (Western style)

居酒屋

いざかや

izakaya

居る

おる

to (have the audacity to) do

居候

いそうろう

lodger who pays nothing for room and board

居場所

いばしょ

place where one belongs

居心地

いごこち

comfort

Example Sentences

6

He dozed off.

I dozed off in class.

Tom fell asleep on the train.

The driver fell asleep at the wheel.

He fell asleep while driving and caused an accident.

Taking into account the time I'd just spent napping, I'm really picking up the sense that this time's exam really won't be straight forward.