Meaning

Primary

Sleeping Pills

Alternative

Sleeping Medication

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Drowsy sleep medicine is sleeping pills. Don't take too many or you might get addicted.

Reading

すいみんやく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

睡眠薬が無いと眠れないんです。

I can't sleep without sleeping pills.

昨夜、眠れなかったので、睡眠薬を飲みました。

I couldn’t sleep last night, so I took a sleeping pill.

睡眠薬は決められた量を守って飲まないと危険ですよ。

Sleeping pills can be dangerous if you don't follow its instructed amount.

さっき飲んだ睡眠薬のせいで、手足が思うように動かないんだけど。

I’m so uncoordinated right now because of the sleeping pill I took.

Kanji Composition