微睡

微睡

Japanese

Kanji in this term
微	睡
び Grade: S	すい Grade: S
kan’on

Kanji in this term
微	睡
まどろ(み)
Grade: S	Grade: S
jukujikun

Etymology

Madoromi: 連用形 (ren'yōkei) of 微睡む (madoromu, “to doze”)

Bisui: 微 (“micro-”) +‎ 睡 (“sleep”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まどろみ [màdórómí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠do̞ɾo̞mʲi]

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) びすい [bìsúí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bʲisɨᵝi]

Noun

微睡(まどろみ) or 微(び)睡(すい) • (madoromi or bisui) 

1. light sleep; a doze; a snooze; a nap

   微(び)睡(すい)者(しゃ)

   bisuisha

   a light sleeper

   • 2018, Mafumafu (lyrics and music), “終点 [Terminus]”:

     願っている もういいんだって
     救われやしないんだ
     微睡の奥深く
     堕ちていく

     Negatte iru mō ii n datte
     Sukuwareyashinai n da
     Madoromi no okubukaku
     Ochite iku

     I'm begging you, enough already
     I know I won't be saved
     I'm on my way, falling
     Deep into a slumber

Verb

微(び)睡(すい) • (bisui) suru

1. Synonym of 微睡む (madoromu, “to doze; to snooze; to nap”)