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寝間

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
寢間 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of (ne, sleep, sleeping) +‎ (ma, space, room).[1][2][3]

First attested in a text from 1686.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()() (nema

  1. [from 1686] a bedroom
    Synonyms: 寝室 (shinshitsu), 寝屋 (neya), ベッドルーム (beddorūmu)
  2. [from 1814] a bed
    Synonyms: 寝床 (nedoko), (toko), ベッド (beddo), 寝台 (shindai, nedai)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN