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    3. 寝る

    寝る

    寝ねる​

    to sleep (lying down)

    N5KMT8News #15+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab14 strokes

    寐る

    ねる

    Verb, Intransitive

    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)
    6.
    to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
    7.
    to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)

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    私わたしは夜よる10時じに寝ねます。

    I go to bed at 10 PM.

    KMT3Daily Life
    週しゅう末まつは遅おそくまで寝ねるのが私わたしの楽たのしみです。

    Sleeping in late on weekends is my pleasure.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    疲つかれているので、少すこし横よこになって寝ねたいです。

    I'm tired, so I want to lie down and sleep a bit.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    猫ねこは一いち日んちの大たい半はんを寝ねて過すごします。

    Cats spend most of the day sleeping.

    KMT8AnimalsDaily Life
    彼かれは仕し事ごとが忙いそがしすぎて、ほとんど寝ねる時じ間かんがありません。

    He's too busy with work and hardly has any time to sleep.

    KMT9Work & CareerDaily Life

    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
    る
    ru
    Kana
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