寝癖

ねぐせ

Also written 寝ぐせ

Meanings

1. Noun hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair
2. habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep
3. sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler) (oft. with neg. nuance)

Kanji

• 寝 sleep. Read as ねる.
• 癖 habit. Read as くせ.

Example sentences

• 寝癖がついちゃった。
  My hair got kinky.
• おはよう。春樹兄さん。寝癖ついてるよ。
  Good morning, Haruki. Your hair got messed up while you were sleeping.
• 髪に寝癖がついてとれないよ。
  I'm not able to remove the tangles in my hair.

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