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睡眠薬

Sleeping Pills


Meaning

Sleeping Pills, 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

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