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Definition and Synonyms for 眠い
1. | 睡い | 今にも眠りそうな |
Sleepyheaded | ready to fall asleep | |
Synonyms: | 眠い, 眠たい |
Meanings for each kanji in 眠い
» | 眠 | sleep; die; sleepy |
Conjugations for 眠い
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Sample Sentences for 眠い
太った白い猫が塀に座って、眠そうな目で二人を見ていました。
A fat white cat sat on a wall and watched them with sleepy eyes.
俗説で「玉レタスを4分の1程度食べると眠くなる」と言われ、韓国では仕事前のドライバーが食べてはいけない食べ物として知られている。
In Korea, there's a popular theory that says that: "If you eat a quarter of an Iceberg lettuce, you will fall asleep". Thus, amongst truck drivers in Korea, lettuce is known as something that should not be eaten before work.
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Can we used this adjective (眠い) to describe that something make me sleepy for example:
This class is very borring (sleepy).
このクラスは眠いです。
Thank You