JLPT N3 · Noun

睡眠 (suimin)

睡眠 (すいみん, suimin) is a Japanese noun meaning “sleep”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: すいみん
Romaji: suimin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

sleep · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

睡眠は薬に勝る。

Sleep is better than medicine.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 睡眠

drowsy, sleep, dieスイ・ねむ.る・ねむ.い · 13 strokes

sleep, die, sleepyミン・ねむ.る・ねむ.い · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 睡眠.

眠いねむいsleepy眠るねむるto sleep居眠りいねむりnodding off (while sitting)冬眠とうみんhibernation眠たいねむたいsleepy

Source: JMdict entry 1372370 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.