御寝およる

お

よ

る

Meanings

honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)archaic

Archaic honorific noun for sleep or rest, used in classical or highly formal contexts to refer respectfully to someone's sleep. Not used in modern everyday speech.

古こ典てん文ぶん学がくでは、貴き人じんの眠ねむりを「御寝およる」と記しるすことがある。
In classical literature, a noble person's sleep is sometimes written as 御寝.

Kanji

御honorable, manipulate, govern
寝lie down, sleep, rest
夜night, evening

Related words

お休やすみ
Modern honorific expression for rest or sleep, commonly used in greetings like おやすみなさい. 御寝 is an archaic equivalent.
睡すい眠みん
Standard neutral noun for sleep. 御寝 is an archaic honorific alternative.

Word family

御お寝よる
to sleep (honorific, archaic)

Written forms

御寝およる
Archaic honorific noun for sleep. The kanji 御 is an honorific prefix and 寝 means sleep. This spelling is very rare in modern Japanese.
御お夜よる
Alternate archaic spelling using 夜 (night). Even rarer than 御寝.

Etymology

Compound of honorific prefix 御 (お) and 寝 (ぬ/る, sleep), with the reading よる possibly from an old verb form. The exact derivation is uncertain; the word is archaic and rarely used in modern Japanese.