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    3. 寝言

    寝言

    寝ね言ごと

    talking in one's sleep

    KMT7CoreEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab20 strokes

    ねごと

    Noun

    1.
    talking in one's sleep, somniloquy

    Noun, Particle

    2.
    nonsense, gibberish

    Stroke 0 / 20

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれはよく寝ね言ごとを言いう。

    He often talks in his sleep.

    KMT5Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    昨ゆう夜べ、夫おっとが寝ね言ごとで何なにか言いっていた。

    Last night, my husband was saying something in his sleep.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    ストレスが多おおいと、寝ね言ごとを言いうことが増ふえるらしい。

    Apparently, talking in one's sleep increases when under a lot of stress.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyMedicine & Health
    子こ供どもの寝ね言ごとは、時とき々どきとても面おも白しろい。

    Children's sleep-talk is sometimes very funny.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    そんな寝ね言ごとみたいなことを言いうな。

    Don't say such nonsense.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    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
    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
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