寝る

Meanings

1. to sleep (lying down)
2. to go to bed; to lie in bed
3. to lie down
4. to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse)
5. to lie flat (e.g. of hair)

Part of speech: ichidan verb, intransitive

Kanji

• 寝

  Meanings

  lie down, sleep, rest, bed

  On reading

  シン

  Kun reading

  ね.る、ね.かす、い.ぬ、みたまや、や.める

  Strokes

  13

Example sentences

• 赤ん坊は１日中寝ていた。

  The baby was sleeping all day long.

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• 寝る前に歯を磨きなさい。

  Brush your teeth before going to bed.

  Tatoeba #145651 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 少年は春の日差しを浴びて仰向けに寝ていた。

  The boy lay on his back, basking in the spring sunshine.

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