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徐波睡眠 (johasuimin) Japanese meaning: non-REM sleep | Kotomora

徐じょ波は睡すい眠みん

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Meanings

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non-REM sleep; slow-wave sleep

Technical term in sleep medicine; refers to deep sleep stages characterized by slow brain waves. Often contrasted with レム睡眠 (REM sleep).

See also: ノンレム睡眠

徐じょ波は睡すい眠みんは、成せい長ちょうホルモンの分ぶん泌ぴつに重じゅう

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Slow-wave sleep is important for the secretion of growth hormone.

高こう齢れいになると徐じょ波は睡すい眠みんの時じ間かんが減げん少しょうする。

As we age, the amount of slow-wave sleep decreases.

Kanji

徐gradually, slowly, deliberately
波waves, billows, Poland
睡drowsy, sleep, die
眠sleep, die, sleepy

Related words

ノンレム睡すい眠みん
Synonym; ノンレム睡眠 is the more common katakana term, while 徐波睡眠 is a kanji-based technical equivalent.
レム睡すい眠みん
REM sleep, the contrasting sleep stage with rapid eye movements and dreaming.

Etymology

Compound of 徐波 (slow wave) and 睡眠 (sleep), directly translating the English term 'slow-wave sleep'.