Word Meaning 寝食い

ねぐい negui

寝食い is read as ねぐい (negui) and means living in idleness.

Meaning

English

  1. living in idleness

Reading

Kana

ねぐい

Romaji

negui

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 133683 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

寝食

しんしょく

bed and food

食っちゃ寝

くっちゃね

(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping

食べてすぐ寝ると牛になる

たべてすぐねるとうしになる

do not go lie down after eating (because it is considered rude)

寝苦しい

ねぐるしい

unable to sleep well

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.)

寝返り

ねがえり

betrayal

寝転ぶ

ねころぶ

to lie down