寝ね付つく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

寝付く · godan verb (-ku)

Meanings

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

Describes the act of falling asleep, often with a nuance of finally drifting off or settling into sleep.

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

be laid up in bed; be ill in bed

Used when someone is confined to bed due to illness, especially a cold or similar ailment.

すぐに寝ね付つくto fall asleep quickly
疲つかれていたので、すぐに寝ね付ついた。
I was tired, so I fell asleep quickly.
〈事こと〉で寝ね付つくto be laid up in bed because of (an illness)
祖そ母ぼは風邪かぜで寝ね付ついてしまった。
My grandmother came down with a cold and was laid up in bed.
なかなか寝ね付つけないto have trouble falling asleep
心しん配ぱいなことがあって、なかなか寝ね付つけなかった。
I had something on my mind and couldn't fall asleep easily.

寝ね入いる sense 1
寝入る is a plain, neutral word for drifting off to sleep, while 寝付く often carries the nuance of finally managing to fall asleep after some difficulty.
寝ね込こむ sense 2
寝込む usually describes being sick in bed for an extended period, while 寝付く emphasizes the onset of that bedridden state.
眠ねむるN4sense 1
眠る focuses on the ongoing state of being asleep, whereas 寝付く highlights the moment of transitioning into sleep.
寝ねるN5sense 1
寝る is the general, everyday verb for going to bed or sleeping, while 寝付く specifically points to the act of finally falling asleep or being confined to bed by illness.

寝ね付つくUsage30%
Standard kanji spelling.
寝ねつくUsage69%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard written variant.
ねつくUsage1%

Compound of 寝 (ne, 'sleep') and 付く (tsuku, 'to attach' or 'to settle'), literally 'to settle into sleep'.