Word Meaning 寝不足

ねぶそく nebusoku

寝不足 is read as ねぶそく (nebusoku) and means lack of sleep.

Meaning

English

  1. lack of sleep
  2. insufficient sleep

Reading

Kana

ねぶそく

Romaji

nebusoku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Synonyms 睡眠不足 Related Words 睡眠不足,眠気が差す,眠気を催す,眠たくなる,眠くなる,徹夜,オールナイト,オール Rank 8983 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

寝足りる

ねたりる

to get enough sleep

過不足

かぶそく

excess or deficiency

不満足

ふまんぞく

dissatisfaction

現金不足

げんきんふそく

cash shortage

資金不足

しきんぶそく

lack of funds

職員不足

しょくいんふそく

staff shortage

情報不足

じょうほうぶそく

lack of information

役不足

やくぶそく

dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one

付け不足

つけぶそく

undercharge

経験不足

けいけんぶそく

lack of experience

労働力不足

ろうどうりょくぶそく

labor shortage (labour)

労働不足

ろうどうぶそく

labour shortage

Example Sentences

10

I'm tired from lack of sleep.

I haven't been getting enough sleep lately.

Want of sleep injures our health.

Mayuko doesn't get enough sleep.

I'm tired from lack of sleep.

Lack of sleep began to tell on me.

My gait is unsteady from lack of sleep.

When you lack sleep, you are apt to be careless.

I'm getting little pimples on my face. I wonder if I've been getting enough sleep lately.

Recently, I've been waking up several times during the night, so I'm suffering somewhat from lack of sleep.