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寝る間も惜しんで (ねるまもおしんで) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

寝ねる間まも惜おしんで

Meanings

1

expression, adverb

without sparing time for sleep; sacrificing sleep

Fixed adverbial phrase used when someone works or does something so intently that they begrudge even the time for sleeping.

彼かれは寝ねる間まも惜おしんで勉べん強きょうした。
He studied without sparing time for sleep.
寝ねる間まも惜おしんで働はたらいた結けっ果か、体からだを壊こわしてしまった。
As a result of working without sparing time for sleep, he ruined his health.

Kanji

寝lie down, sleep, rest
間interval, space
惜pity, be sparing of, frugal

Etymology

A fixed expression composed of 寝る (to sleep), 間 (time, interval), も (even), and 惜しんで (te-form of 惜しむ, to begrudge, to value). Literally 'begrudging even the time for sleeping'.