寝落ち

ねおち

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep

Kanji

• 寝 sleep. Read as ねる.
• 落 fall. Read as おち.

Example sentences

• 昨夜はメアリーと電話しながら寝落ちしてしまった。
  Last night, I fell asleep while talking with Mary on the phone.
• 今日は、 ソファーで寝落ちしてしまった。
  Today I fell asleep on the couch.

Word lists

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• Written

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