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    3. 寝苦しい

    寝苦しい

    寝ね苦ぐるし​い​

    unable to sleep well

    KMT10News #38+1Ref L2AdjectiveDaily LifeEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab24 strokes

    ねぐるしい

    Adjective

    1.
    unable to sleep well

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    昨さく夜やは寝ね苦ぐるしかった。

    It was hard to sleep last night.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    寝ね苦ぐるしい夜よるだったので、今きょ日うは体からだがだるい。

    I feel tired today because I had a restless night.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    夏なつの夜よるは暑あつさで寝ね苦ぐるしいことが多おおい。

    The summer nights are often unable to sleep well due to the heat.

    KMT10Daily LifeWeather & Geography
    変へんな夢ゆめばかり見みて、寝ね苦ぐるしい夜よるを過すごしました。

    I had a restless night, constantly waking up from strange dreams.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    プレゼンテーションへの不ふ安あんで、寝ね苦ぐるしい日ひ々びが続つづいた。

    The anxiety about the presentation made me unable to sleep well for days.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career

    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
    苦
    くる.しい・-ぐる.しい・くる.しむ・くる.しめる・にが.い・にが.る…(1)
    suffering・trial・worry・hardship・feel bitter…(1)
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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