居い眠ねむり

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

居眠りする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to unintentionally falling asleep while seated, e.g., in a chair, at a desk, or on a train. Often used as a noun or with する.

〈場ば所しょ〉で居い眠ねむりをするto doze off at/in a place
電でん車しゃの中なかで居い眠ねむりをしてしまった。
I ended up dozing off on the train.
居い眠ねむりをして〈事こと〉を見み逃のがすto doze off and miss something
居い眠ねむりをして乗のり換かえの駅えきを見み逃のがした。
I dozed off and missed my transfer station.
居い眠ねむりを〈人ひと〉に注ちゅう意いされるto be scolded/warned by someone for dozing off
授じゅ業ぎょう中ちゅうに居い眠ねむりをして先せん生せいに注ちゅう意いされた。
I dozed off during class and got warned by the teacher.

うたた寝ね
うたた寝 is a brief, often intentional light nap, while 居眠り is unintentional dozing off while seated.
昼ひる寝ねN3
昼寝 is a deliberate afternoon nap usually taken lying down, unlike the accidental seated dozing of 居眠り.
仮か眠みん
居眠り describes unintentionally dozing off, such as during a meeting, whereas 仮眠 is a deliberate, planned short sleep.
うとうとN3
居眠り is a noun for unintentionally falling asleep in a situation where one should stay awake, whereas うとうと describes the light, half-asleep sensation itself.

寝ね坊ぼうN4
寝坊 means oversleeping in the morning, whereas 居眠り is nodding off briefly while sitting during the day.
昼ひる寝ねN3
居眠り is dozing off inappropriately (e.g. during a meeting or class), while 昼寝 is an intentional, sanctioned daytime nap.

居い眠ねむりUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
いねむりUsage3%
居い睡ねむりUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 睡 is not a jōyō kanji.

Formed from 居る “to be present or seated” and 眠り “sleep,” referring originally to sleeping while remaining seated or in place.