Vocabulary

What does 寝ぼける (ねぼける, nebokeru) mean?

寝ぼける (ねぼける, nebokeru) means to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake.

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Readingねぼける
Romajinebokeru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
ねぼける
nebokeru

to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

Also written: 寝惚ける、寝とぼける

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