Word Meaning 寝息を窺う

ねいきをうかがう neiki o ukagau

寝息を窺う is read as ねいきをうかがう (neiki o ukagau) 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

neiki o ukagau

Writing Variants

  • 寝息をうかがう ねいきをうかがう neikioukagau

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 44 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 154273 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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寝息

ねいき

breathing of a sleeping person

寝息をたてる

ねいきをたてる

to breathe while sleeping

鼻息を窺う

はないきをうかがう

to sound out a person's feelings

寝台

ねだい

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.)

寝床

ねどこ

bed

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