寝床

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
とこ > どこ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
寢床 (kyūjitai)

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Etymology[edit]

Compound of (ne, sleeping, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of Old Japanese verb nu, modern 寝る neru, “to sleep”) +‎ (toko, place; raised area, raised bed).[1][2] The toko changes to doko as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

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Noun[edit]

()(どこ) (nedoko

  1. bed, futon, berth, crib, or any other surface or bedding for sleeping

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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 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN