sleeping alone; lonesome sleep
A literary or poetic term for sleeping alone, often with a sense of loneliness or forlornness. Not an everyday word; more likely encountered in classical or literary contexts.
Sleeping alone on a journey is a lonely thing.
He spent many nights of lonesome sleep.
Alternate kanji spelling without okurigana; less common.
Kana spelling with okurigana; used when the kanji 佗 is considered difficult.
Composed of 佗び (wabi, 'lonely, forlorn') and 寝 (ne, 'sleep'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is associated with classical Japanese aesthetics of solitude.