Vocabulary

What does 眠たい (ねむたい, nemutai) mean?

眠たい (ねむたい, nemutai) means sleepy.

Quick facts
Readingねむたい
Romajinemutai
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ねむたい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnemutai

sleepy

  1. 1i-adjective sleepy; drowsy

Example sentences

  • I became very sleepy during class.

  • I got up, rubbing my sleepy eyes.

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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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