居眠り

いねむり

dozing, nodding off

What does 居眠り mean?

居眠り is a Japanese noun meaning dozing, nodding off in English. It is written as 居眠り in kanji, いねむり in hiragana, and inemuri in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

授業中に居眠りすることは許しません。

I do not allow sleeping in class.