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一寝入り (ひとねいり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一ひと寝ね入いり

ひ

と

ね

い

り

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

nap; short sleep

A brief nap, often taken during the day. Used as a noun or with する to mean 'take a nap'.

昼ちゅう食しょく後ごに一ひと寝ね入いりした。
I took a nap after lunch.
ちょっと一ひと寝ね入いりしてから出でかけよう

。

Let's take a short nap before going out.

Written forms

一ひと寝ね入いり
Standard kanji spelling.
ひと寝ね入いり
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, also common.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
寝lie down, sleep, rest
入enter, insert

Similar words

昼ひる寝ね
昼寝 specifically means an afternoon nap, while 一寝入り is a more general term for a short nap at any time.
仮か眠みん
仮眠 is a more formal term for a nap, often used in contexts like work breaks or long drives.

Etymology

Compound of 一 (ひと, 'one') + 寝入り (ねいり, 'falling asleep'), literally 'one falling asleep', referring to a single short sleep.