すい
 
おそ
 
 
 

expression, Ichidan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to be extremely sleepy, to be at the brink of falling asleep.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
すい
 
おそ
 
 
 
睡魔に襲われる すいまにおそわれる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

drowsy, sleep, die
ねむ.る スイ (Early High School, N1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
droop, suspend, hang
た.れる スイ たる (6th, N1)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
witch, demon, evil spirit
 (Late Jr. High, N1)
hemp, flax, numb
あさ マ あ (Early High School, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
grove, forest
リン はやし し (1st, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
ghost, devil
おに キ (Early Jr. High, N1)
head or face of a ghost, spirit, or demon
フツ フチ ヒ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
attack, advance on, succeed to
おそ.う シュウ かさ.ね (Early Jr. High, N1)
dragon, imperial
リュウ リョウ たつ (Kentei Pre-1)
stake, (樁 variant)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ キュウ こ (2nd, N1)
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
garment, (衣 variant)