Word Meaning 眠気覚まし

ねむけざまし nemukezamashi

眠気覚まし is read as ねむけざまし (nemukezamashi) and means keeping oneself awake.

Meaning

English

keeping oneself awake
fighting off drowsiness
method for keeping oneself awake

Reading

Kana

ねむけざまし

Romaji

nemukezamashi

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words カフェイン,興奮作用,覚醒作用,眠気が差す,眠気を催す,眠たくなる,眠くなる,眠気 Rank 139625 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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眠気

ねむけ

sleepiness

眠りから覚める

ねむりからさめる

to awake from one's sleep

眠気を誘う

ねむけをさそう

to induce sleep

春眠暁を覚えず

しゅんみんあかつきをおぼえず

in spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn

眠り

ねむり

death

眠る

ねむる

to close one's eyes

眠たい

ねむたい

sleepy

眠い

ねむい

sleepy

目覚まし

めざまし

alarm clock

気晴らし

きばらし

recreation

お目覚まし

おめざまし

type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap

眠れる森の美女

ねむれるもりのびじょ

Sleeping Beauty (ballet by Tchaikovsky)

Example Sentences

眠気覚ましにコーヒー飲んで、外の風に当たってくるよ。

To keep myself awake I drink coffee and expose myself to the wind.