Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

居眠(いねむ)nodding off (while sitting), dozing

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      nodding off (while sitting), dozing

    All Forms

    居眠り 【いねむり】居睡り 【いねむり】

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    Examples

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      居眠(いねむ)をしながら運転(うんてん)をして事故(じこ)()こす。

      Causing an accident by nodding off or dozing while driving. {nodding off (while sitting), dozing}

      • N1

      先生(せんせい)授業(じゅぎょう)(ちゅう)居眠(いねむ)している生徒(せいと)(しか)りました。

      The teacher scolded the student who was dozing off during the class. {nodding off (while sitting), dozing}

      • N1

      会議(かいぎ)(ちゅう)居眠(いねむ)をしたので上司(じょうし)から(おこ)られてしまいました。

      I got scolded by my boss because I was caught dozing off during the meeting. {nodding off (while sitting), dozing}

      • N1

      ボーッとテレビを()ていたら、いつの()にか居眠(いねむ)していたようです。

      While I was absentmindedly watching TV, it seems I unknowingly started dozing off. {nodding off (while sitting), dozing}

      • N1

      電車(でんしゃ)居眠(いねむ)をしている(ひと)は、どうやって目的(もくてき)()(えき)()きているのだろうか…。

      How do people who are dozing off on the train manage to wake up at their destination station... {nodding off (while sitting), dozing}

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