What does 眠り mean?
眠り is a Japanese noun meaning “sleep; sleeping” in English. It can also be translated as “inactivity, death” depending on context. It is written as 眠り in kanji, ねむり in hiragana, and nemuri in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.
Example sentence
その音で彼女は眠りから覚めた。
The sound roused her from sleep.