Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 居眠り運転(いねむりうんてん) in Japanese

居眠り運転
Kana Reading
いねむりうんてん
Romaji
inemuriunten
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    falling asleep at the wheel
    Example sentence
    居眠り運転していて事故起こした He fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident.

Examples of 居眠り運転, いねむりうんてん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

10 strokes

sleep, die, sleepy

On'Yomi: ミン

Kun'Yomi: ねむ.る, ねむ.い

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JLPT 3

8 strokes

reside, to be, exist, live with

On'Yomi: キョ, コ

Kun'Yomi: い.る, -い, お.る

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JLPT 4

11 strokes

revolve, turn around, change

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: ころ.がる, ころ.げる, ころ.がす, ころ.ぶ, まろ.ぶ, うたた, うつ.る, くる.めく

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JLPT 4

12 strokes

carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance

On'Yomi: ウン

Kun'Yomi: はこ.ぶ

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