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What does 眠い (ねむい, nemui) mean?

眠い (ねむい, nemui) means sleepy.

Quick facts
Readingねむい
Romajinemui
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
ねむい
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnemui

sleepy

GenkiGenki 10
  1. 1i-adjective sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

Example sentences

  • I got sleepy during class.

  • I'm sleepy because I didn't sleep yesterday.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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