寝ぼける
ねぼける
Also written 寝惚ける, ねとぼける
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Intransitive to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
Kanji
- 寝 sleep. Read as ねる.
Example sentences
- よく寝ぼけます。
I'm often half-asleep. - うちの弟は、よく寝ぼけて変なことを言い出す。
My little brother gets delirious when he's sleepy. He says the weirdest things. - 彼はそのとき寝ぼけていたらしい。
It seems that he was half asleep then. - トムはあくびをしながら寝ぼけ眼をこすった。
Tom yawned and rubbed sleep from his eyes. - まだ寝ぼけてるの？
Are you still half asleep?