Word Meaning 寝坊

ねぼう nebou

寝坊 is read as ねぼう (nebou) and means late riser.

Meaning

English

  1. late riser
  2. sleepyhead
  3. sleeping in late
  4. oversleeping

Reading

Kana

ねぼう

Romaji

nebou

Writing Variants

  • 寐坊 ねぼう nebou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Synonyms 朝寝坊,寝坊助 Rank 17447 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

寝坊助

ねぼすけ

sleepyhead

朝寝坊

あさねぼう

late riser

寝床

ねどこ

bed

寝泊まり

ねとまり

staying the night

寝技

ねわざ

pinning technique (in wrestling or judo)

寝袋

ねぶくろ

sleeping bag

赤ん坊

あかんぼ

baby

本因坊

ほんいんぼう

Hon'inbō

暴れん坊

あばれんぼう

rambunctious kid

甘えん坊

あまえんぼう

wheedling child

寝台

ねだい

bed

寝間着

ねまき

nightclothes

Example Sentences

10

Did you oversleep again?

I overslept.

Tom overslept.

She is a late riser.

We overslept.

He sometimes oversleeps.

She overslept.

I took to sleeping late in the morning.

He sometimes sleeps in.

I overslept yesterday.