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inemuri

inemuri noun: the practice of dozing at school or work, interpreted in Japanese culture as evidence that a person has been working hard.

Noun

inemuri (uncountable)

  1. The practice of dozing at school or work, interpreted in Japanese culture as evidence that a person has been working hard.

Origin of inemuri

Borrowed from Japanese いねむり.

Questions about inemuri

What does inemuri mean?
Inemuri means the practice of dozing at school or work, interpreted in Japanese culture as evidence that a person has been working hard.
What part of speech is inemuri?
Inemuri is a noun.

Words near inemuri in the dictionary

  1. inembryonate
  2. inemendable
  3. inemotive
  4. inemotivity
  5. inemulous
  6. inemuri
  7. inenarrable
  8. inenchyma
  9. inenergetic
  10. inenubilable
  11. inenumerable

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