眠ねむらす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

put to sleep; make someone sleep

Transitive verb meaning to cause someone or something to fall asleep, often used for children, pets, or in medical contexts. Equivalent to 眠らせる.

See also: 眠らせる

• 赤あかちゃんを眠ねむらすために子こ守もり唄うたを歌うたった。

  I sang a lullaby to put the baby to sleep.

• 麻ま酔すいで患かん者じゃを眠ねむらす。

  Put the patient to sleep with anesthesia.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

kill; do someone in

Colloquial euphemism for killing, similar to 'put to sleep' in English. Often used in crime or underworld contexts.

See also: 眠らせる

• 裏うら切ぎり者ものはすぐに眠ねむらされた。

  The traitor was quickly put to sleep (killed).