Moto 寝: Lie Down; Sleep; RestKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シン
- Kun'yomi
- ね(る)、ね(かす)、い(ぬ)、みたまや、や(める)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 267 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シン)
- 寝室しんしつbedroom
- 寝具しんぐbedding; bedclothes
- 就寝しゅうしんgoing to bed; retiring (for the night)
- 寝台しんだいbed; couch
- 寝食しんしょくbed and food; eating and sleeping
- 主寝室しゅしんしつmain bedroom; master bedroom
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 寝ねsleep
- 寝るねるto sleep (lying down)
- 昼寝ひるねnap (afternoon); siesta
- 寝泊まりねとまりstaying the night; lodging (at)
- 二度寝にどねgoing back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
- 寝かすねかすto put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
- 寝かせるねかせるto put to bed
- 寝そべるねそべるto sprawl; to lie sprawled
- 寝ぼけるねぼけるto be still half asleep; to be half awake
- 寝不足ねぶそくlack of sleep; insufficient sleep
- 寝付きねつきfalling asleep; going to sleep
- 寝付くねつくto go to bed; to go to sleep
- 寝冷えねびえindisposition (e.g. a cold) caused by getting chilled while sleeping
- 寝坊ねぼうsleeping in late; oversleeping
- 寝巻ねまきsleep-wear; nightclothes
- 寝巻きねまきsleep-wear; nightclothes
- 寝床ねどこbed; berth
- 寝息ねいきbreathing of a sleeping person
- 寝技ねわざpinning technique (in wrestling or judo)
- 寝相ねぞうsleeping posture
- 寝苦しいねぐるしいunable to sleep well
- 寝袋ねぶくろsleeping bag
- 寝言ねごとsleep-talking
- 寝起きねおきlying down and getting up
- 寝転ぶねころぶto lie down; to throw oneself down
- 寝込むねこむto stay in bed; to sleep
- 寝返りねがえりturning over while sleeping in bed
- 寝返るねがえるto change sides; to double-cross
- 寝過ごすねすごすto oversleep
- 寝間着ねまきsleep-wear; nightclothes
- 寝静まるねしずまるto fall asleep
- 寝顔ねがおsleeping face
- 早寝はやねgo to bed early
- 朝寝坊あさねぼうoversleeping; late riser
- 泣き寝入りなきねいりcrying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration
- 転び寝ころびねdozing
- うたた寝うたたねdoze; nap
- うなぎの寝床うなぎのねどこlong, narrow house (e.g. traditional Kyoto townhouse); eel bed
- ごろ寝ごろねfalling asleep (in one's clothes); lying down to nap
- たぬき寝入りたぬきねいりfeigning sleep
- ひとり寝ひとりねsleeping alone
- ふて寝ふてねsulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
- ガン寝ガンねfast asleep; bombed
- 一人寝ひとりねsleeping alone
- 一寝入りひとねいりnap
- 仮寝かりねsiesta; nap
- 佗び寝わびねlonesome sleep; sleeping alone
- 佗寝わびねlonesome sleep; sleeping alone
- 共寝ともねsleeping together
Other readings
- お寝小おねしょbed-wetting
- タヌキ寝入りたぬきねいりfeigning sleep
- 不寝の番ねずのばんsleepless vigil
- 不寝番ねずばんsleepless vigil; night watch
- 不貞寝ふてねsulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
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