就しゅう寝しん

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就寝する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

going to bed; retiring for the night

Formal or written term for going to bed or retiring for the night. In casual speech, 寝る is more common.

〈時とき〉に就しゅう寝しんするto go to bed at a certain time
毎まい晩ばん十じゅう時じに就しゅう寝しんする。
I go to bed at ten every night.
就しゅう寝しん前まえに〈事こと〉to do something before going to bed
就しゅう寝しん前まえに日にっ記きを書かく。
I write in my diary before going to bed.
就しゅう寝しんの準じゅん備びをするto get ready for bed
子こ供どもたちは就しゅう寝しんの準じゅん備びをしている。
The children are getting ready for bed.

寝ねるN5
就寝 is a formal, written term for going to bed, while 寝る is the everyday, spoken verb for the same action.
眠ねむるN4
就寝する is a formal, written-register word for going to bed, whereas 眠る is the everyday word for being asleep.

起き床しょうN2
就寝 means going to bed at night, while 起床 means getting up in the morning; both are formal, written terms.
寝ね起おき
就寝 means going to bed at night, the opposite end of the daily cycle from 寝起き, which centers on waking or the whole sleep‑wake routine.

寝ねるplainN5
寝る is the plain everyday verb for going to bed, while 就寝する is the formal, written equivalent used in schedules and announcements.

Compound of 就 (しゅう, 'to take up, to assume') and 寝 (しん, 'sleep'). The kanji combination conveys the idea of settling into sleep.