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    3. 居眠り

    居眠り

    居い眠ねむり​

    nodding off (while sitting)

    N3KMT9News #26+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab20 strokes

    居睡り

    いねむり

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    nodding off (while sitting), dozing

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    授じゅ業ぎょう中ちゅうに居い眠ねむりしてしまった。

    I dozed off during class.

    KMT7Daily LifeEducation
    午ご後ごの日ひ差ざしが心ここ地ちよく、つい居ね眠むりしてしまった。

    The afternoon sun was pleasant, and I ended up dozing off.

    KMT8Daily LifeWeather & Geography
    会かい議ぎ中ちゅうに居い眠ねむりしてしまい、重じゅう要ような情じょう報ほうを聞きき逃のがした。

    I dozed off during the meeting and missed important information.

    KMT9Daily LifeWork & Career
    彼かれは疲ひ労ろう困こん憊ぱいで、電でん車しゃの中なかで居い眠ねむり運うん転てんしそうになった。

    He was utterly exhausted and almost dozed off while driving the train.

    KMT9Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    長ちょう時じ間かん労ろう働どうは居い眠ねむり運うん転てんのリスクを高たかめる。

    Long working hours increase the risk of drowsy driving.

    KMT9Work & CareerMedicine & HealthDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    居
    い.る・-い・お.る…(5)
    reside・to be・exist・live with
    Kanji
    眠
    ねむ.る・ねむ.い…(2)
    sleep・die・sleepy
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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