Word Meaning 朝寝坊

あさねぼう asanebou

朝寝坊 is read as あさねぼう (asanebou) and means late riser.

Meaning

English

  1. late riser
  2. person who is bad at getting up in the morning
  3. sleeping late in the morning
  4. sleeping in
  5. lie-in
  6. oversleeping

Reading

Kana

あさねぼう

Romaji

asanebou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Synonyms 寝坊,寝坊助 Rank 15182 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

寝坊

ねぼう

late riser

朝寝

あさね

sleeping late in the morning

朝刊

ちょうかん

morning newspaper

朝令暮改

ちょうれいぼかい

an unsettled course of action

朝焼け

あさやけ

morning glow

朝型人間

あさがたにんげん

morning person

朝日信用金庫

あさひしんようきんこ

Asahi Shinkin Bank

朝練

あされん

morning training (e.g. before school)

朝型

あさがた

morning (person)

朝食券

ちょうしょくけん

breakfast voucher

赤ん坊

あかんぼう

baby

Example Sentences

4

She is a late riser.

I took to sleeping late in the morning.

You can sleep late tomorrow morning.

I overslept this morning, and I was almost late.