睡眠薬

すいみんやく

sleeping pills

What does 睡眠薬 mean?

睡眠薬 is a Japanese noun meaning sleeping pills in English. It is written as 睡眠薬 in kanji, すいみんやく in hiragana, and suimin'yaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

睡眠薬を飲んでみたことある?

Have you ever tried taking sleeping pills?