寝坊

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ぼう
Grade: S
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
寢坊 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Compound of (ne, sleeping, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, the continuative or stem form) of verb 寝る (neru, to sleep)) +‎ (, boy, term of endearment).[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(ぼう) (nebōねばう (nebau)?

  1. oversleeping
  2. one who sleeps late or oversleeps

Verb[edit]

()(ぼう)する (nebō suruねばう (nebau)?suru (stem ()(ぼう) (nebō shi), past ()(ぼう)した (nebō shita))

  1. to oversleep, to sleep in

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN