Word Meaning 眠そう

ねむそう nemusou

眠そう is read as ねむそう (nemusou) and means sleepy-looking.

Meaning

English

  1. sleepy-looking
  2. sleepy-sounding

Reading

Kana

ねむそう

Romaji

nemusou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Synonyms 眠た気な,眠たげな,眠たそう Rank 150568 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

眠気を誘う

ねむけをさそう

to induce sleep

眠り

ねぶり

death

眠る

ねぶる

to close one's eyes

眠たい

ねぶたい

sleepy

眠気

ねむけ

sleepiness

眠い

ねむい

sleepy

眠れる森の美女

ねむれるもりのびじょ

Sleeping Beauty (ballet by Tchaikovsky)

不眠

ふみん

sleeplessness

居眠り

いねむり

nodding off (while sitting)

冬眠

とうみん

hibernation

安眠

あんみん

sound sleep

休眠

きゅうみん

dormancy

Example Sentences

10

You look sleepy.

Tom looks drowsy.

She looks sleepy, doesn't she?

Everyone looks tired.

Tom looks very sleepy.

He seems to be very sleepy.

Tom looked drowsy.

His voice still sounded sleepy.

Tom looked very sleepy.

Why is Tom so sleepy?