English–Japanese

“sleep” in Japanese

Japanese

Also眠る (nemuru) · 睡眠 (suimin) · 眠り (nemuri)

Romajineru

毎晩十時に寝ます。mai ban jū ji ni ne ma su

I sleep at ten every night.

“Sleep” in Japanese is 寝る (neru).

寝る (neru) presents sleep as a state reached by settling the body down, and it can also describe the act of going to bed.

今日は早く寝ます。kyō wa haya ku ne ma su

I will sleep early today.

疲れた日は早く寝ます。tsuka re ta hi wa haya ku ne ma su

I go to bed early on days when I am tired.

In questions, 何時に寝る (nanji ni neru) usually asks when someone goes to bed, making the verb useful for discussing a bedtime.

nemuru

verbsleep

毎晩十一時に眠ります。mai ban jū ichi ji ni nemu ri ma su

I sleep at eleven every night.

suimin

nounsleep

十分な睡眠を取ります。jū bun na sui min o to ri ma su

I get enough sleep.

nemuri

nounsleep

深い眠りにつきました。fuka i nemu ri ni tsu ki ma shi ta

I fell into a deep sleep.