寝
KANJI DETAIL
sleep
On readingしん13 strokesN2
Radical 宀 · roofStroke order
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Japanese readings
- On reading
- しん
- Kun reading
- ねる, ねかす
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
寝conveys sleeping or lying down. - Basic usage:
寝る（ねる）means to sleep or lie down, while寝坊（ねぼう）means oversleeping or sleeping late.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Sleeping or lying down, and sleeping late
十時に寝るmeans to go to sleep at ten. As in the example of the younger brother on the tatami,寝るcan also describe lying down to rest.寝坊したmeans overslept, as when someone turns off an alarm, goes back to sleep, and gets up late.寝坊focuses on getting up late rather than simply on sleeping.