Meaning

Primary

To Sleep

Alternatives

To Go To Bed, To Lie Down

Word Type

intransitive verb, ichidan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means lie down so the verb vocab version is to lie down, but what you're really doing is trying to sleep.

Reading

ねる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the same as the reading you learned with the kanji. So, you can go ahead and lie down for a moment before moving on to the next item.

Context

Context Sentences

よし、そろそろ寝るね〜。おやすみ〜。また明日〜。

Alright, I’m gonna go to bed. Sleep well. See you in the morning.

おやすみ、ダーリン<3 ぐっすり寝てね。

Good night, darling <3 Sleep tight.

日曜日にトーフグのオフィスに行くと、コウイチがヨダレを垂らしながら、床にうつ伏せで寝ていたことがあった。

I once went to Tofugu's office on a Sunday to find Koichi lying face down on the floor, drooling.

Kanji Composition