寝付く ねつく Meanings Godan verb, Intransitive to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed Kanji 寝 sleep. Read as ねる. 付 attach. Read as つく. Example sentences ベビーシッターは赤ん坊に歌を歌って寝付かせようとした。The babysitter tried to sing the baby to sleep. なかなか寝つけなかった。I couldn't get to sleep. その子はまもなく寝ついた。The boy soon went to sleep. 昨夜はとても蒸し暑くて寝付けませんでした。It was too muggy for me to get to sleep last night. 子供がなかなか寝つかないので大変だった。I had a hard time putting the kid to bed. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists