い
居
ねむ
眠
　
り

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. nodding off (while sitting), dozing.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
い
居
ねむ
眠
　
り
 居眠り いねむり ✔
い
居
ねむ
睡
　
り
 居睡り いねむり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

reside, to be, exist
い.る　キョ　お.る (5th, N3)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
old
コ　ふる.い　ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
sleep, die, sleepy
ねむ.る　ミン　ね (7th, N3)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
people, nation, subjects
ミン　たみ　ひと (4th, N3)
family name, surname, clan
シ　うじ (4th, N1)