Japanese symbol for “resting”
眠れる
ねむれる
Romaji: nemureru
sleeping; asleep; resting; slumbering
In Japanese, resting is 眠れる, read ねむれる (nemureru).
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Meanings
- adj-pn sleeping; asleep; resting; slumbering
- v1, vi to be able to sleep
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “resting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 安静時 | あんせいじ anseiji | resting; at rest; during rest |
| 休らい | やすらい yasurai | resting; relaxing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 睡眠 | すいみん suimin | sleep |
| 眠り | ねむり nemuri | sleep; sleeping |
| 眠い | ねむい nemui | sleepy; drowsy; somnolent |
| 居眠り | いねむり inemuri | nodding off (while sitting); dozing |
| 眠る | ねむる nemuru | to sleep |
| 眠気 | ねむけ nemuke | sleepiness; drowsiness |
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