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寝る ねる N5

  1. to sleep (lying down)
  2. to go to bed; to lie in bed
  3. to lie down
  4. to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse)
  5. to lie flat (e.g. of hair)
  6. to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
  7. to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)

寝るほど楽はなかりけり ねるほどらくはなかりけり

  1. there is nothing better than sleeping

寝る子は育つ ねるこはそだつ

  1. a well-slept child is a well-kept child; sleep brings up a child well

寝る時間 ねるじかん

  1. bedtime

寝る間も惜しんで ねるまもおしんで

  1. without sparing time for sleep

泥のように寝る どろのようにねる

  1. to sleep like a baby; to sleep like a log

御寝る およる

  1. to sleep

食べてすぐ寝ると牛になる たべてすぐねるとうしになる

  1. do not go lie down after eating (because it is considered rude); if you lie down soon after eating, you will become a cow

枕を高くして寝る まくらをたかくしてねる

  1. to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear

手枕 てまくら

  1. resting one's head on one's arm; using one's arm as a pillow
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