sleep, doze
On'yomi (音読み)
- スイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ねむ.る
- ねむ.い
About this kanji
The kanji 睡 expresses the idea of sleep or dozing off, primarily functioning as a noun or in compounds. Its readings include the on'yomi スイ and the kun'yomi ねむ.る (to sleep) and ねむ.い (sleepy). Common compounds include 睡眠 (すいみん), which means sleep and is often used when talking about the importance of sleep for health; 睡魔 (すいま), meaning drowsiness, which you might experience during a long meeting; and 短睡 (たんすい), which refers to a short nap. When using this kanji, it's important to note its association with rest, making it very useful in daily conversations about health and well-being.
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Example sentences
彼は睡眠不足だ。
He is lacking sleep.
Meanings across languages
- English
- sleep, doze
- Tiếng Việt
- ngủ, gà gật
- 日本語
- 睡眠, 眠る
- 한국어
- 자다, 졸다
- 中文
- 睡觉, 打瞌睡
- id
- tidur, nantuk
- th
- นอน, หลับ
- es
- dormir, dormitar
- fr
- dormir, somnoler
- de
- schlafen, dösen
- pt
- dormir, cochilar
Common compounds
- 睡眠すいみんsleep, slumber
- 睡魔すいまdrowsiness, sleepiness
- 短睡たんすいshort sleep, nap
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