寝る
ねる
Also written 寐る
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Intransitive to sleep (lying down) See also: 眠る (ねむる).
- to go to bed; to lie in bed
- to lie down
- to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse)
- to lie flat (e.g. of hair)
- to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
- to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)
Kanji
- 寝 sleep. Read as ねる.
Example sentences
- もう寝なくちゃ。
I have to go to bed. - 寝ようと思う。
I think I'm gonna go to sleep. - 寝てるな、寝ながらお金を稼げるなら別だが。
Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed. - 君は顔色が悪いからすぐ寝たほうがいい。
You look pale. You had better lie down in bed at once. - 君はもう寝なければならない。
You must go to bed now.
Common phrases
- 一緒に寝る
- ベッドで寝る
- 部屋で寝る
- 寝すぎる (ねすぎる) to oversleep
- 布団で寝る
- ベッドに寝る
- 床で寝る
- 仰向けに寝る
- ソファで寝る
- 先に寝る
- 何時に寝る
- 寝ても覚めても (ねてもさめても) waking or sleeping
- 隣で寝る
- 寝室で寝る
- 寝る間も惜しんで (ねるまもおしんで) without sparing time for sleep
Related forms
- 寝かす (ねかす) to put to bed (transitive partner)
Words containing 寝る
- 寝る時間 (ねるじかん) bedtime
- 泥のように寝る (どろのようにねる) to sleep like a log
- 寝る子は育つ (ねるこはそだつ) sleep brings up a child well
And 4 more.