Word Meaning 寝た子を起こす

ねたこをおこす netako o okosu

寝た子を起こす is read as ねたこをおこす (netako o okosu) and means to disturb the water.

Meaning

English

to disturb the water
to wake a sleeping dog
to wake a sleeping child

Reading

Kana

ねたこをおこす

Romaji

netako o okosu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 123029 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

寝起き

ねおき

lying down and getting up

寝る子は育つ

ねるこはそだつ

sleep brings up a child well

多光子励起

たこうしれいき

multiphoton excitation

起きて半畳寝て一畳

おきてはんじょうねていちじょう

one should be satisfied without desiring more wealth and rank than necessary

寝かす

ねかす

to lay (something) down

寝過ごす

ねすごす

to oversleep

寝刃を合わす

ねたばをあわす

to hone one's blade

寝台

ねだい

bed

寝間着

ねまき

nightclothes

寝

しん

sleep

寝室

しんしつ

bedroom

寝る

ねる

to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)

Example Sentences

寝た子を起こすなよ。

Let sleeping dogs lie.

寝た子を起こすんじゃない。

Let sleeping dogs lie.