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眠る, 睡る, ねむる, ねぶる
Conjugated: 眠れ
Godan verb, Intransitive, See 寝る・3
1. to sleep
2. to die, to rest (in peace), to lie (buried), to sleep (in the grave)
Only ねむる
3. to lie idle (e.g. of resources), to lie unused, to lie untapped, to lie untouched
Archaism
4. to close one's eyes
彼は今地下に眠っている。
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安らかに眠れ, やすらかにねむれ
Expression, See ご冥福をお祈りします, usu. as translation of English or Latin
rest in peace, requiescat in pace, RIP