寝顔
Meanings
1
sleeping face
Refers to a person's face while they are asleep, often with a nuance of peaceful or unguarded expression.
The baby's sleeping face is very cute.
Perhaps because he was tired, his sleeping face looked very peaceful.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉の寝顔を見るto look at someone's sleeping face
Looking at my child's sleeping face makes all my tiredness disappear.
- 寝顔を撮るto take a photo of someone's sleeping face
I secretly took a photo of his sleeping face.
- 寝顔がかわいいto have a cute sleeping face
My dog has a very cute sleeping face.
- 安らかな寝顔a peaceful sleeping face
The baby was sleeping with a peaceful expression on its face.