also: しん · い
A noun for sleep, especially in set collocations such as 寝が浅い. The related verb is 寝る, and the more general/formal noun is 睡眠.
Lately my sleep has been light, and I wake up several times during the night.
I've been sleeping lightly lately, waking up several times during the night.
As a child I slept so deeply that I didn't even wake up during earthquakes.
sleep (lying down) · go to bed; lie down · sleep with; have sex with · lie flat (hair, etc.) · lie idle (funds, stock) · ferment (soy sauce, miso, etc.)
nap; siesta; afternoon sleep
put to bed; let sleep · lay down; put on its side · let lie idle; set aside unused · let ferment; age; let rise
oversleeping; sleeping in late · late riser; sleepyhead
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
lying down and getting up; daily routine of sleeping and waking · waking up; getting out of bed · living with; staying with
sleep talking; somniloquy · nonsense; gibberish
half asleep; not fully awake
sleeping bag
bed; sleeping place
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning · betrayal; double-crossing; defection
sleeping together; sharing a bed
going to bed early; early bedtime
put to bed; let sleep · lay down; put on its side · let lie idle; set aside unused · let ferment; let age; let rise
sleeping face
bed-wetting
staying overnight; lodging
sleeping comfort; feel of a bed
being asleep in bed; being sick in bed
doze; nap; snooze
ground technique; pinning technique · underhanded dealings; dirty trick
breathing of a sleeping person; sleeping breath
sleeping posture; sleeping position
roll over in bed; turn over · change sides; betray; double-cross
kink in the neck; sprained neck
falling asleep; going to sleep
something heard while sleeping
fall fast asleep; sleep deeply · be laid up; be confined to bed
nightclothes; sleepwear; pajamas; nightgown
night sweats; sweating during sleep
Standard attested spelling and the common reading for the noun meaning sleep.
Attested alternate reading; mainly useful for recognizing the kanji in Sino-Japanese compounds rather than as a common standalone noun.
This reading is outdated or obsolete kana usage; not a normal modern reading for this noun.
Native Japanese noun associated with the verb 寝る. The kanji 寝 is conventionally used for sleeping and lying down; the exact historical development of the noun form is not detailed.