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眠 means 'sleep'
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Find out about famous sleepers in literature. See what it means when "even plants are sleeping." Learn terms for sound and disturbed sleep, insomnia, drowsiness, and dozing. On the figurative side, find out how 眠 connects to unused bank accounts, hypnosis, silkworms, and death. Also learn to say, "I’m a light sleeper," "I wish I had enough time to sleep," and "Sleep is better than medicine."
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 眠 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 眠 is used 92 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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ねむる
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2. to die
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ねむる
(read as ねむり)
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Most common form: ネムリブカ
noun
whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus, species of Indo-Pacific requiem shark) (see also: ホワイトチップリーフシャーク; often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
An additional ねむ.い less common words include 眠 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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