Kanji
N1 13 strokes Grade 8 freq #1739

drowsy, sleep, die

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

eye me

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

sleep
wink of sleep; snooze
coma
deep sleep; sound sleep
sleepiness; drowsiness
sleep debt; sleep deficit
doze; nap
National Sleep Foundation
Japanese Society of Sleep Research; JSSR
sleep paralysis

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

African sleeping sickness; African trypanosomiasis
circadian rhythm sleep disorder; CRSD
circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorder; CRSWD
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
non-REM sleep
polysomnogram
polysomnography
to get sleep; to sleep

Example sentences

Someone broke in while he was asleep.

His good health is attributed to getting plenty of sleep.

He stayed awake all night wondering why the deal went wrong.

He did not sleep a wink.