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[ねぶ()·]
neburu
godan verb, intransitive verb, outdated reading

Alternate Written Forms:

[ねむ()·]
nemuru
[ねむ()·]
nemuru
[ねぶ()·]
neburu
Outdated Reading

English Meaning(s) for 眠る

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to sleep
  2. to die; to rest (in peace); to lie (buried); to sleep (in the grave)
  3. to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; to lie untapped; to lie untouched
  4. to close one's eyes

Definition and Synonyms for 眠る

Kill cause to die
Synonyms: 仕留める, 倒す, 叩き殺す, 損なう, 撃ち止める, 撃ち殺す, 果たす, 死なす, ぶち殺す, ぶっ殺す, 殺す, 殺る, 殺害, 殺生, 片付く, 片付ける, 眠る, 眠らす, 眠らせる, 討ち取る, 討ち果す
Asleep in a state of sleep
Synonyms: 眠る
Asleep into a sleeping state
Synonyms: 眠る
Go pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Synonyms: いく, こもる, くたばる, はかなくなる, 上天, この世を去る, 世を去る, 事切れる, 亡くなる, 他界, 入定, 入寂, 入滅, 円寂, 卒する, 卒去, 天上, 失せる, 失命, 寂滅, 崩じる, 崩ずる, 崩御, 往生, 急死, 成仏, 旅立つ, 易簀, 果てる, へい死, おっ死ぬ, 死ぬ, 死する, 死亡, 死去, 死没, 永逝, 没する, 消える, 消え入る, 消え失せる, 滅する, 滅びる, 物故, 登仙, 眠る, 示寂, 空しくなる, 絶え入る, 絶命, 絶息, 絶え果てる, 落命, 薨ずる, 薨去, 身罷る, 逝去, 遠逝, 遷化, 長逝, お隠れになる, 隠る, 隠れる
Sleeping the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
Synonyms: 眠り, 眠る, 睡眠
Lie Dormant be inactive, as if asleep
Synonyms: 眠る
Decease the event of dying or departure from life
Synonyms: デス, こもる, もしものこと, 一巻の終わり, 一死, 不帰, 不幸, 不祝儀, , 亡い, 人死に, 他界, 入滅, , 卒去, 召天, 寂滅, 往生, 御事, 昇天, 易簀, 最後, , 死に, 死ぬ, 死亡, 死出の旅, 死去, 死没, 永眠, , 無常の風, 物故, 登仙, 眠り, 眠る, 終わり, 終わる, 終焉, 絶命, 絶息, 落命, 薨去, 辞世, 逝去, 遷化, 長逝, 閉眼, 隠る, 隠れ, 隠れる
Sleep a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
Synonyms: ねね, おやすみ, ねんねこ, スリープ, 就眠, 御寝, 眠り, 眠る, 睡眠
Sleep a period of time spent sleeping
Synonyms: 昼寝, 眠り, 眠る, 睡眠時間
Kip be asleep
Synonyms: ねね, 寝る, 就眠, 眠る
Kill put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
Synonyms: 仕留める, 倒す, 叩き殺す, 損なう, 撃ち止める, 撃ち殺す, 果たす, 死なす, ぶち殺す, ぶっ殺す, 殺す, 殺る, 殺害, 殺生, 片付く, 片付ける, 眠る, 眠らす, 眠らせる, 討ち取る, 討ち果す

Meanings for each kanji in 眠る

» sleep; die; sleepy

Categories 眠る is a member of

Rest be at rest
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Turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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Change an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
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Body Process an organic process that takes place in the body
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Period an amount of time
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Physiological State the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 眠る

Conjugations for 眠る

masu stem
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neburi
Negative stem
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nebura
te-form
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nebutte
Negative te-form
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neburanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
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neburanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ねぶ()·]
neburu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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neburanai
Past Indicative Form
[ねぶ()··]
nebutta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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neburanakatta
Presumptive Form
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neburou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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neburimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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neburimasen
Past Indicative Form
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neburimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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neburimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
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neburimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
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neburitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
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neburitakunai
Past Indicative Form
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neburitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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neburitakunakatta
Adjective stem
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neburita
te-form
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neburitakute
Negative te-form
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neburitakunakute
Adverbial Form
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neburitaku
Provisional Form
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neburitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
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neburitakunakereba
Conditional Form
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neburitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
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neburitakunakattara
Objective Form
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neburitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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nebure
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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neburinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
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nebureba
Present Indicative Negative Form
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neburanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
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neburanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
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nebuttara
Present Indicative Negative Form
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neburanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
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nebuttari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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nebureru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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neburenai
Past Indicative Form
[ねぶ()··]
nebureta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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neburenakatta
masu-stem
[ねぶ()·]
nebure
te-form
[ねぶ()··]
neburete
Negative te-form
[ねぶ()····]
neburenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[ねぶ()···]
neburemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ねぶ()····]
neburemasen
Past Indicative Form
[ねぶ()····]
neburemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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neburemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[ねぶ()···]
neburareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[ねぶ()····]
neburarenai
Past Indicative Form
[ねぶ()···]
neburareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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neburarenakatta
masu stem
[ねぶ()··]
neburare
te-form
[ねぶ()···]
neburarete
Negative te-form
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neburarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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neburaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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neburaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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neburaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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neburaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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neburaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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neburasenai
Past Indicative Form
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neburaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[ねぶ()······]
neburasenakatta
masu stem
[ねぶ()··]
neburase
te-form
[ねぶ()···]
neburasete
Negative te-form
[ねぶ()·····]
neburasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[ねぶ()····]
neburasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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neburasemasen
Past Indicative Form
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neburasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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neburasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
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neburasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
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neburasarenai
Past Indicative Form
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neburasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
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neburasarenakatta
masu stem
[ねぶ()···]
neburasare
te-form
[ねぶ()····]
neburasarete
Negative te-form
[ねぶ()······]
neburasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
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neburasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
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neburasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
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neburasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
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neburasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
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neburan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
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neburazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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neburanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
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neburazaru

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