寝ね間ま着き

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

nightclothes; sleepwear; pajamas; nightgown

General noun for clothes worn in bed or while sleeping. It can refer to pajamas, a nightgown, or other sleepwear, depending on the garment.

寒さむいので厚あつ手での寝ね間ま着

き

を

着き

た

。

It was cold, so I put on thick sleepwear.

旅りょ行こうかばんに寝ね巻まきを入いれておいた。

I packed pajamas in my travel bag.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が寝ね間ま着きに着き替がえるto change into one's nightclothes
彼かの女じょは寝ね間ま着きに着き替がえてベッドに入はいった。
She changed into her nightclothes and got into bed.
寝ね間ま着き姿すがたで〈動どう詞し〉to do something while dressed in one's nightclothes
弟おとうとは寝ね間ま着き姿すがたでリビングに出でてきた。
My little brother came out to the living room in his pajamas.

Kanji

寝lie down, sleep, rest
巻scroll, volume, book
間interval, space
着don, arrive, wear
衣garment, clothes, dressing

Related words

パジャマN2
パジャマ specifically refers to Western-style two-piece pajamas, while 寝間着 is the broader Japanese term covering any garment worn for sleeping.
部屋へや着ぎ
部屋着 means clothes worn for relaxing at home and isn't necessarily for sleeping, whereas 寝間着 is specifically sleepwear.
浴衣ゆかたN3
浴衣 is a specific traditional cotton robe sometimes used as sleepwear at inns, while 寝間着 is the general word for any nightclothes.

Opposites

Written forms

寝ね間ま着きUsage30%
Common standard spelling; this form has the strongest frequency/priority among the listed variants.
寝ね巻まきUsage31%
Acceptable variant without okurigana; less learner-friendly than 寝巻き or 寝間着.
寝ね巻まきUsage25%
Common standard spelling, literally suggesting clothes wrapped or worn for sleeping.
寝衣ねまきUsage10%

Etymology

A compound of 寝 meaning sleep or bed and 着 meaning clothing in the spelling 寝間着. The variant 寝巻き uses 巻き, conventionally associated with something wrapped or worn for sleeping; the exact historical development is not specified.

外がい出しゅつ着ぎ

外出着 refers to clothes worn when going out, the opposite of 寝間着, which is worn only at home for sleeping.

Counted with

着ちゃくN2
arrival at ... · counter for suits of clothing · nth place (in a race) · counter for moves (in go)

Built from

寝ねる+巻まく

rarely-used kanji form

Rare kanji spelling marked as rarely used.

寝ねまきUsage4%

search-only kanji form

Mixed spelling marked search-only; useful for lookup but not recommended as a standard written form.

ねまきUsage1%