寝転ぶ

ねころぶ

Also written 寝ころぶ

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Intransitive to lie down; to throw oneself down See also: 寝転がる (ねころがる).

Kanji

• 寝 sleep. Read as ねる.
• 転 turn. Read as ころぶ.

Example sentences

• 私は犬を寝転ばした。
  I made my dog lie down.
• 彼はよくベッドのうえで寝転んで読書している。
  He often lies on the bed and reads.
• 彼は仰向けに寝転んだ。
  He lay on his back.
• 僕は少年の頃よく草の上に寝転んで白い雲を眺めたものだった。
  As a boy, I used to lie on my back on the grass and look at white clouds.

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