半はん睡すい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

half asleep; dozing

Describes a state between sleep and wakefulness. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts.

• 彼かれは半はん睡すい状じょう態たいで講こう義ぎを聞きいていた。

  He was listening to the lecture half asleep.

• 半はん睡すいのまま夢ゆめを見みているようだった。

  It was as if I was dreaming while half asleep.