Word Meaning 寝息をうかがう

ねいきをうかがう neikioukagau

寝息をうかがう is read as ねいきをうかがう (neikioukagau) and means to commit a wrongdoing while someone is sleeping.

Meaning

English

  1. to commit a wrongdoing while someone is sleeping
  2. to make sure someone is asleep
  3. to listen for the breath of a sleeping person

Reading

Kana

ねいきをうかがう

Romaji

neikioukagau

Writing Variants

  • 寝息を窺う ねいきをうかがう neiki o ukagau

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 149258 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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寝息

ねいき

breathing of a sleeping person

寝息を立てる

ねいきをたてる

to breathe while sleeping

寝台

しんだい

bed

寝間着

ねまき

nightclothes

しん

sleep

寝室

しんしつ

bedroom

寝る

ねる

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

寝返り

ねがえり

betrayal

寝転ぶ

ねころぶ

to lie down

寝顔

ねがお

sleeping face

寝かせる

ねかせる

to lay (something) down

寝かす

ねかす

to lay (something) down