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What does 寝る (ねる, neru) mean?

寝る (ねる, neru) means to sleep.

Quick facts
Readingねる
Romajineru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
ねる
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonneru

to sleep

GenkiGenki 3
  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to sleep (lying down)
  2. 2ichidan verb · intransitive to go to bed; to lie in bed
  3. 3ichidan verb · intransitive to lie down
  4. 4ichidan verb · intransitive to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse)
  5. 5ichidan verb · intransitive to lie flat (e.g. of hair)

Example sentences

  • I go to sleep at ten o'clock.

  • The children have already gone to sleep.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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