Meanings
Readings
Common Words
to sleep (lying down)
to go to bed; to lie in bed
to lie down
to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse)
to lie flat (e.g. of hair)
to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
sleeping in late; oversleeping
late riser; sleepyhead
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