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    3. 寝坊

    寝坊

    寝ね坊ぼう

    sleeping in late

    N4KMT8CoreDaily LifeKanji Vocab20 strokes

    寐坊

    ねぼう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive, Adjective, Particle

    1.
    sleeping in late, oversleeping

    Noun

    2.
    late riser, sleepyhead

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    Speed1.0x

    今きょ日うは寝ね坊ぼうしてしまった。

    I overslept today.

    KMT7Daily Life
    彼かれはいつも寝ね坊ぼうするので、朝あさが苦にが手てだ。

    He always oversleeps, so he's not a morning person.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    目め覚ざまし時ど計けいをかけ忘わすれて寝ね坊ぼうした。

    I forgot to set my alarm clock and overslept.

    KMT8Daily Life
    寝ね坊ぼうしないように、前ぜん日じつの夜よるは早はやく寝ねるようにしている。

    I try to go to bed early the night before so I don't oversleep.

    KMT8Daily LifeWork & CareerEducation
    大だい事じな会かい議ぎに寝ね坊ぼうしてしまい、上じょう司しに厳きびしく叱しかられた。

    I overslept for an important meeting and was severely scolded by my boss.

    KMT9Daily LifeWork & CareerEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji 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
    坊
    boy・priest's residence・priest
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