To Sleep
To Fall Asleep
intransitive verb, godan verb
眠い is "sleepy." The verb version of this is to sleep, or to fall asleep. yawn
While 寝る can mean lying down or going to bed (not just sleeping), 眠る only refers to falling asleep or being in a state of sleep.
The reading comes from 眠い.
最近ストレスでよく眠れないんです。
These days, I can't sleep well due to stress.
彼女は電気をつけながら眠るのが好きです。
She likes to sleep with the lights on.
もちろん、眠ろうと努力はするけど、飛行機の中ってなかなか眠れないじゃないですか？
Of course, I try to sleep, but it's pretty hard to fall asleep on a plane, don't you think?
「ぐっすり眠れた？」「ああ。爆睡したよ。」
"Did you sleep well?" "Yeah, I crashed."