一睡|いっすいissui[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbwink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
    ゆうべはほとんど一睡いっすいも出来できなかった。↗
    I could hardly get a wink of sleep last night.
Conjugation
Dictionary form一睡する(いっすいする)
Polite (masu)一睡します(いっすいします)
Negative (nai)一睡しない(いっすいしない)
polite (masen)一睡しません(いっすいしません)
classical zu / nu一睡せず・一睡せぬ(いっすいせず・いっすいせぬ)
Past (ta)一睡した(いっすいした)
polite (mashita)一睡しました(いっすいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)一睡しなかった(いっすいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)一睡しませんでした(いっすいしませんでした)
Te form一睡して(いっすいして)
Potential一睡できる(いっすいできる)
Passive一睡される(いっすいされる)
Causative一睡させる(いっすいさせる)
Causative passive一睡させられる(いっすいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)一睡すれば(いっすいすれば)
tara一睡したら(いっすいしたら)
Volitional一睡しよう(いっすいしよう)
polite (mashou)一睡しましょう(いっすいしましょう)
Imperative一睡しろ(いっすいしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym仮眠かみんNeutralA deliberate short sleep to catch up on rest, e.g. during a shift or overtime work. 「一睡」 is mostly seen in negatives like 「一睡もしない」.
  • RelatedうとうとCasualColloquial mimetic word for drifting into a light doze. 「一睡」 is a noun, mostly used in negatives.
  • Related居眠りいねむりNeutralDozing off while seated, common in everyday speech; implies sleeping when you shouldn't, as in class. 「一睡」 isn't limited by posture or setting.
  • Related居眠るいねむるNeutralA verb meaning to doze off sitting, same sense as 「居眠り」 but rare; everyday speech prefers 「居眠りする」.
  • Relatedうたた寝うたたねNeutralDrifting off to sleep without intending to; used in both speech and writing, as in 「うたた寝しちゃった」. 「一睡」 mostly appears in negative sentences.
  • RelatedうつらうつらCasualColloquial mimetic word for being drowsy with the head nodding; groggier than 「うとうと」.
  • Antonym不眠ふみんWrittenWritten-style word for sleeplessness or going without sleep, the opposite of getting a brief sleep, as in 「不眠不休」.

Use 「一睡」 chiefly in negatives like 「一睡もできなかった」 for not sleeping a wink. For a deliberate short nap say 「仮眠」. For dozing off, use 「居眠り」 (typically where you shouldn't, as in class) or 「うたた寝」 (drifting off without meaning to). The opposite is 「不眠」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 一眠ひとねむり。少すこし寝ねること。
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