Japanese

居眠り

いねむり
Meaning: dozing off; nodding off; nap
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

居
眠
り

Example sentences

I accidentally dozed off during class.
講義中、あまりに眠くて居眠りをしてしまった。
I was so sleepy during the lecture that I almost fell asleep.
強い眠気に襲われて、会議中に居眠りをしてしまった。
I was overcome by strong sleepiness and dozed off during the meeting.
彼は大事な会議で居眠りをしてしまい、大きな失態を演じた。
He fell asleep in an important meeting and committed a major blunder.
授業中に、居眠りをしてしまった。
I accidentally fell asleep during class.
彼は授業中にこくこくと居眠りをしている。
He is nodding off during class.
強い睡魔に襲われ、会議中に居眠りしてしまった。
I was overcome by a strong wave of drowsiness and ended up dozing off during the meeting.
ついつい居眠りをして乗り越しをしてしまった。
I accidentally fell asleep and ended up riding past my stop.

Usage Notes

Refers to falling asleep while sitting up, often unintentionally during an activity like a lecture or meeting.

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