Kanji

寝

lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

宀部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ねる, ねかす, いぬ, みたまや, やめる

Common Readings

シン, ね…かす, ね…る

Example sentences

寝る ねる
風邪を引いたので、一日中寝ていた。

I stayed in bed all day because I caught a cold.

まま まま
窓を開けたまま寝てしまった

I fell asleep with the window open.

寝室 しんしつ
彼は寝室の明かりを消した。

He turned off the light in the bedroom.

兼 けん
この部屋は、私の寝室兼書斎です。

This room is my bedroom and study.

寝かせる ねかせる
母親は赤ん坊をベッドに寝かせた。

The mother put the baby to sleep in the bed.

寝顔 ねがお
ぐっすり眠っている赤ちゃんの寝顔は、とても癒やされる。

The sleeping face of a fast-asleep baby is very healing.

天使 てんし
その赤ん坊は、まるで天使のような寝顔をしていた。

That baby was sleeping with the face of an angel.

寝ぼける ねぼける
彼はまだ寝ぼけているようで、メガネを逆さまにかけていた。

He seemed still half asleep and was wearing his glasses upside down.

寝転がる ねころがる
休日は一日中ソファに寝転がって、テレビを見ていた。

On my days off, I sprawl on the sofa all day watching TV.

昼寝 ひるね
猫が日向で昼寝をしている。

The cat is taking a nap in a sunny spot.

Example Vocabulary

寝る

ねる

to sleep; to go to bed; to lie down

寝室

しんしつ

bedroom

寝かせる

ねかせる

to put to sleep; to lay down; to let sit (e.g. dough)

寝顔

ねがお

sleeping face

寝ぼける

ねぼける

to be half asleep; to be dazed with sleep

寝転がる

ねころがる

to lie down; to sprawl; to throw oneself down

昼寝

ひるね

nap; siesta; afternoon sleep

寝不足

ねぶそく

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

寝起き

ねおき

waking up; just after waking; living together

寝台

しんだい

bed; berth; couch

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