Last Updated：2025/11/19

Dictionary quizzes to help you remember vocabulary

(uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm. / (countable, informal) An act or instance of sleeping. / (informal, metonymically) A night.

音声機能が動作しない場合はこちらをご確認ください

See correct answer

sleep

Edit Histories（0）

Source Word

sleep

IPA(Pronunciation)

/sliːp/

Noun

uncountable countable informal metonymically

(uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm. / (countable, informal) An act or instance of sleeping. / (informal, metonymically) A night.

Japanese Meaning

(不可算) 人や動物が日常生活のリズムに沿って休息中に意識が低下する状態 / (可算, 口語) 眠る行為または眠りの一回の体験 / (口語, 転用的) 一夜

What is this buttons?

Despite the noise outside, she finally got some much-needed sleep.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

外の騒音にもかかわらず、彼女はついに必要としていた睡眠を十分にとることができた。

Details

Sense（1）

(uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.

I really need some sleep.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Details

Sense（2）

(countable, informal) An act or instance of sleeping.

I’m just going to have a quick sleep.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Details

Sense（3）

(informal, metonymically) A night.

There are only three sleeps till Christmas!

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Details

Sense（4）

(uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).