Hana no Nihongo

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Let’s learn today’s kanji, 寝 !

今回の漢字は『寝』。

寝る - ねる to sleep, to rest

寝室 -しんしつ bedroom

日寝る -ひねる  to (take a) nap

寝小便(をする) -ねしょうべん(をする) incontinence (to wet one’s bed)

寝不足 -ねぶぞく insufficient sleep, lack of sleep

寝坊する -ねぼうする to oversleep

※ 目覚まし時計 - めざましとけい an alarm clock

e.g. へえ、きょうも寝坊してしまったの・・・ oh shoot, we’ve overslept again today!

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P.S. Do you know another kanji meaning ‘sleep’? 😴

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Japanese proverb 諺:

果報は寝て待て - かほうはねてまて Good things come to those who wait. / Watched pot never boils.

(lit. Sleep and wait for good luck.)

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