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Definition and Synonyms for 眠り
| 1. | 睡眠 | 意識の停止と代謝率の低下 |
| Sleeping | the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate | |
| Synonyms: | 眠り, 眠る, 睡眠 | |
| 2. | 永眠 | 死ぬことやこの世から旅立つこと |
| Decease | the event of dying or departure from life | |
| Synonyms: | デス, こもる, もしものこと, 一巻の終わり, 一死, 不帰, 不幸, 不祝儀, 亡, 亡い, 人死に, 他界, 入滅, 卒, 卒去, 召天, 寂滅, 往生, 御事, 昇天, 易簀, 最後, 死, 死に, 死ぬ, 死亡, 死出の旅, 死去, 死没, 永眠, 没, 無常の風, 物故, 登仙, 眠り, 眠る, 終わり, 終わる, 終焉, 絶命, 絶息, 落命, 薨去, 辞世, 逝去, 遷化, 長逝, 閉眼, 隠る, 隠れ, 隠れる | |
| 3. | お休み | 休息中に人間の意識が途切れる、自然で周期的な状態 |
| Sleep | a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended | |
| Synonyms: | ねね, おやすみ, ねんねこ, スリープ, 就眠, 御寝, 眠り, 眠る, 睡眠 | |
| 4. | 眠り | 睡眠に費やす時間 |
| Sleep | a period of time spent sleeping | |
| Synonyms: | 昼寝, 眠り, 眠る, 睡眠時間 |
Meanings for each kanji in 眠り
| » | 眠 | sleep; die; sleepy |
Categories 眠り is a member of
| 1. | 変易 | 何かが1つの状態または段階からもう一つに通過するときに、起こる出来事 |
| Change | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another | |
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| 2. | 生体機能 | 身体の中で起こる組織的作用 |
| Body Process | an organic process that takes place in the body | |
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| 3. | ピリオド | 時間の量 |
| Period | an amount of time | |
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| 4. | 体の状態または体の機能 | |
| Physiological State | the condition or state of the body or bodily functions | |
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Sample Sentences for 眠り
トムはもう３時間もの間、眠りにつこうと悪戦苦闘しています。
Poor Tom's been trying to get to sleep for three hours now.
入院患者は医者に麻酔を注射されてすぐに眠りに落ちた。
The hospital patient dropped off shortly after the doctor injected him with anesthesia.
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