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嗜眠 (しみん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

嗜し眠みん

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Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

deep sleep; torpor

Medical/technical term for a state of abnormally deep sleep or torpor, often used in clinical or biological contexts.

患かん者じゃは嗜し眠みん状じょう態たいに陥おちいっている。
The patient has fallen into a state of deep sleep.
冬とう眠みん中ちゅうの動どう物ぶつは嗜し眠みんに近ちかい状じょう態たいになる。
Hibernating animals enter a state close to torpor.

Kanji

嗜like, taste, modest
眠sleep, die, sleepy

Similar words

昏こん睡すい
昏睡 refers to a coma or deep unconsciousness, often more severe and pathological than 嗜眠, which can be a lighter, reversible torpor.
冬とう眠みん
冬眠 is hibernation, a seasonal biological state, while 嗜眠 is a general term for deep sleep or torpor, not necessarily seasonal.

Etymology

Composed of 嗜 (fondness, indulgence) and 眠 (sleep). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in modern medical and biological contexts to denote a state of deep sleep or torpor.