空そら眠ねむり

noun

feigned sleep; pretending to be asleep

Refers to the act of pretending to be asleep, often to avoid interaction or to deceive someone.

• 子こ供どもは怒おこられるのが嫌いやで空そら眠ねむりをした。

  The child pretended to be asleep to avoid being scolded.

• 彼かの女じょが部屋へやに入はいってきたとき、彼かれは空そら眠ねむりを決きめ込こんだ。

  When she entered the room, he decided to feign sleep.