寝ね

also: しん · い

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Meanings

A noun for sleep, especially in set collocations such as 寝が浅い. The related verb is 寝る, and the more general/formal noun is 睡眠.

最さい近きん、寝ねが浅あさくて夜よ中なかに何なん度ども目めが覚さめる。
Lately my sleep has been light, and I wake up several times during the night.

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Usage patterns

寝ねが浅あさいto sleep lightly (one's sleep is shallow)
最さい近きん寝ねが浅あさくて、何なん度ども夜よ中なかに目めが覚さめる。
I've been sleeping lightly lately, waking up several times during the night.
寝ねが深ふかいto sleep deeply (one's sleep is deep)
子こ供どものころは寝ねが深ふかくて、地じ震しんでも起おきなかった。
As a child I slept so deeply that I didn't even wake up during earthquakes.

Expressions· 17

寝ね淋さびしいlonely when sleeping alone; missing a sleeping companion
寝ね相ぞうがいいsleeping still; not tossing and turning in sleep
寝ね首くびをかくcut off a sleeping person's head; assassinate someone in their sleep · catch someone off guard by setting traps; stab someone in the back
うなぎの寝ね床どこlong, narrow house; eel bed house
夜よの目めも寝ねずsitting up all night; staying up all night

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寝ねつきがいいfalling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
寝ねつきのいいfalling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
夜よの目めも寝ねないstaying up all night; not sleeping a wink

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Kanji

寝lie down, sleep, rest

Related words

睡すい眠みんN3
睡眠 is the broader, more formal noun for sleep used in medical or scientific contexts, while 寝 appears only in fixed everyday collocations like 寝が浅い.
眠ねむりN3
眠り is a fuller, more literary word for sleep or slumber, whereas 寝 is a terse noun restricted to set phrases.

Word family· 129

寝ねるN5
sleep (lying down) · go to bed; lie down · sleep with; have sex with · lie flat (hair, etc.) · lie idle (funds, stock) · ferment (soy sauce, miso, etc.)
昼ひる寝ねN3
nap; siesta; afternoon sleep
寝ねかすN1
put to bed; let sleep · lay down; put on its side · let lie idle; set aside unused · let ferment; age; let rise
寝ね坊ぼうN4
oversleeping; sleeping in late · late riser; sleepyhead
寝ね不ぶ足そくN3
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

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寝ね起おき
lying down and getting up; daily routine of sleeping and waking · waking up; getting out of bed · living with; staying with
寝ね言ごとN1
sleep talking; somniloquy · nonsense; gibberish
寝ねぼけ
half asleep; not fully awake
寝ね袋ぶくろ
sleeping bag
寝ね床どこN1
bed; sleeping place
寝ね返がえりN1
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning · betrayal; double-crossing; defection
添そい寝ね
sleeping together; sharing a bed
早はや寝ねN1
going to bed early; early bedtime
寝ねかせるN1
put to bed; let sleep · lay down; put on its side · let lie idle; set aside unused · let ferment; let age; let rise
寝ね顔がおN1
sleeping face
おねしょ
bed-wetting
寝ね泊とまり
staying overnight; lodging
寝心地ねごこちN2
sleeping comfort; feel of a bed
寝ね込こみ
being asleep in bed; being sick in bed
うたた寝ね
doze; nap; snooze
寝ね技わざ
ground technique; pinning technique · underhanded dealings; dirty trick
寝ね息いきN1
breathing of a sleeping person; sleeping breath
寝ね相ぞうN1
sleeping posture; sleeping position
寝ね返がえるN1
roll over in bed; turn over · change sides; betray; double-cross
寝ね違ちがえ
kink in the neck; sprained neck
寝ね付つきN2
falling asleep; going to sleep
寝ね耳みみ
something heard while sleeping
寝ね込こむ
fall fast asleep; sleep deeply · be laid up; be confined to bed
寝ね間ま着きN2
nightclothes; sleepwear; pajamas; nightgown
寝ね汗あせ
night sweats; sweating during sleep

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Written forms

寝Usage100%
- ね
  Standard attested spelling and the common reading for the noun meaning sleep.
- しん
  Attested alternate reading; mainly useful for recognizing the kanji in Sino-Japanese compounds rather than as a common standalone noun.
- い
  out-dated reading
  This reading is outdated or obsolete kana usage; not a normal modern reading for this noun.
い
out-dated reading
しん

Etymology

Native Japanese noun associated with the verb 寝る. The kanji 寝 is conventionally used for sleeping and lying down; the exact historical development of the noun form is not detailed.