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寝覚める (ねざめる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

寝ね覚ざめる

ね

ざ

め

る

Meanings

1

ichidan verb

wake up; awaken

Intransitive verb for waking from sleep. Often used in literary or slightly formal contexts; in everyday speech 起きる is more common.

夜よ中なかにふと寝ね覚ざめると、部屋へやが静しずかだった。
When I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night, the room was quiet.
朝あさ早はやく

寝ね

覚ざ

め

て

、

散さん

歩ぽ

に

出で

かけ

た

。

I woke up early in the morning and went for a walk.

Written forms

寝ね覚ざめるUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling.
寝ね醒ざめる
out-dated kanji form
Contains outdated kanji 醒; rarely used.

Kanji

寝lie down, sleep, rest
覚memorize, learn, remember
醒awake, be disillusioned, sober up

Similar words

起おきる
起きる is the common everyday word for 'get up' or 'wake up'. 寝覚める is more literary and emphasizes the moment of awakening from sleep.
目め覚ざめる
目覚める also means 'wake up' but can be used figuratively (e.g., 'awaken to the truth'). 寝覚める is limited to literal waking from sleep.

Etymology

Compound of 寝 (ne, 'sleep') + 覚める (sameru, 'to wake'). The reading ねざめる is a rendaku form.