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