寝床

Japanese

Kanji in this term
寝	床
ね Grade: S	とこ > どこ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
寢床 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 寝所

Etymology

Compound of 寝 (ne, “sleeping”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of Old Japanese verb 寝 nu, modern 寝る neru, “to sleep”) +‎ 床 (toko, “place; raised area, raised bed”). The toko changes to doko as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ねどこ [nèdókó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ne̞do̞ko̞]

Noun

寝(ね)床(どこ) • (nedoko) 

1. bed, futon, berth, crib, or any other surface or bedding for sleeping

Synonyms

• 臥床(がしょう) (gashō)
• 床(とこ) (toko)
• 寝所(ねど) (nedo)
• 寝所(ねどころ) (nedokoro)
• 寝間(ねま) (nema)
• ベッド (beddo)