noun, takes genitive case の

  1. sleep.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
睡眠 すいみん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

drowsy, sleep, die
ねむ.る スイ (9th, N1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
droop, suspend, hang
た.れる スイ たる (6th, N1)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
sleep, die, sleepy
ねむ.る ミン ね (7th, N3)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
people, nation, subjects
ミン たみ ひと (4th, N3)
family name, surname, clan
シ うじ (4th, N1)