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    3. 寝そべる

    寝そべる

    寝ねそ​べ​る​

    to sprawl

    KMT10News #42+1Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab18 strokes

    ねそべる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to sprawl, to lie sprawled, to stretch oneself out, to lie relaxed on one's side

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれはソファに寝ねそべってテレビを見みていた。

    He was sprawled on the sofa watching TV.

    KMT8Daily LifeHome & Housing
    猫ねこは日ひ当あたりの良よい場ば所しょで気き持もちよさそうに寝ねそべっている。

    The cat is comfortably sprawled in a sunny spot.

    KMT9Daily LifeAnimals
    疲つかれていたので、芝しば生ふに寝ねそべって空そらを眺ながめた。

    Feeling tired, I lay sprawled on the grass and gazed at the sky.

    KMT10Daily LifeNature & Environment
    休きゅう日じつの午ご後ご、彼かれはハンモックに寝ねそべって読どく書しょを楽たのしんだ。

    On a holiday afternoon, he enjoyed reading while sprawling in a hammock.

    KMT10Daily LifeLiterature
    子こ供どもたちは公こう園えんの丘おかに寝ねそべり、雲くもの形かたちを想そう像ぞうしていた。

    The children lay sprawled on the park hill, imagining the shapes of the clouds.

    KMT10Daily LifeNature & Environment

    Characters that make up this word

    寝
    ね.る・ね.かす・い.ぬ・みたまや・や.める…(1)
    lie down・sleep・rest・bed・remain unsold
    Kanji
    そ
    so
    Kana
    べ
    be
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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