寝る - Kiokun Dictionary

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Japanese

寝る、寐る (rare) ねる同音

Ichidan/ru-verb

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.)

Notes

Example Sentences

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赤ん坊は１日中寝ていた。

The baby was sleeping all day long.

寝る前に歯を磨きなさい。

Brush your teeth before going to bed.

少年は春の日差しを浴びて仰向けに寝ていた。

The boy lay on his back, basking in the spring sunshine.

Contains

verb-forming suffix