寝違える

ねちがえる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive to get a crick in one's neck (while sleeping)

Kanji

• 寝 sleep. Read as ねる.
• 違 differ. Read as ちがえる.

Example sentences

• 首を寝違えました。
  I sprained my neck while sleeping.
• あれ？首がおかしい。寝違えたみたい。
  Huh? My neck feels weird. It seems I slept funny.

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