Vocabulary

What does 昼寝 (ひるね, hirune) mean?

昼寝 (ひるね, hirune) means nap.

Quick facts
Readingひるね
Romajihirune
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ひるね
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhirune

nap

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive (afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta

Example sentences

  • I take a nap on weekends.

  • I napped too much and can't sleep at night.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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