Vocabulary

What does 朝寝坊 (あさねぼう, asanebou) mean?

朝寝坊 (あさねぼう, asanebou) means sleeping in; late riser (person).

Quick facts
Readingあさねぼう
Romajiasanebou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
あさねぼう
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonasanebou

sleeping in; late riser (person)

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive sleeping late in the morning; sleeping in; lie-in
  2. 2noun late riser; person who is bad at getting up in the morning

Example sentences

  • I overslept this morning.

  • My younger brother overslept and was late for school.

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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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