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居眠り運転

Reading

Kana: いねむりうんてん
Romaji: inemuriunten
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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falling asleep at the wheel

Kanji

Readings: キョ、 コ、 い.る、 -い、 お.る
Meanings: reside, to be, exist, live with
Readings: ミン、 ねむ.る、 ねむ.い
Meanings: sleep, die, sleepy
Readings: ウン、 はこ.ぶ
Meanings: carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
Readings: テン、 ころ.がる、 ころ.げる、 ころ.がす、 ころ.ぶ、 まろ.ぶ、 うたた、 うつ.る、 くる.めく
Meanings: revolve, turn around, change

Example Sentence

(かれ)居眠(いねむ)運転(うんてん)をしていて事故(じこ)()こした。
➥He fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident.
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