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    3. 寝息をうかがう

    寝息をうかがう

    寝ね息いきを​う​か​が​う​

    to make sure someone is asleep

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab38 strokes

    寝息を窺う

    ねいきをうかがう

    Verb

    1.
    to make sure someone is asleep, to listen for the breath of a sleeping person
    2.
    to commit a wrongdoing while someone is sleeping

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    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
    息
    いき…(1)
    breath・respiration・son・interest (on money)・rest…(1)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    が
    ga
    Kana
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