Word Meaning 狸寝入り

たぬきねいり tanukineiri

狸寝入り is read as たぬきねいり (tanukineiri) and means feigning sleep.

Meaning

English

  1. feigning sleep

Reading

Kana

たぬきねいり

Romaji

tanukineiri

Writing Variants

  • タヌキ寝入り たぬきねいり tanukineiri

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

泣き寝入り

なきねいり

crying oneself to sleep

寝入る

ねいる

to fall asleep

寝入りばな

ねいりばな

when one has just fallen asleep

たぬき

tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides)

梅雨入り

つゆいり

entering the rainy season

出入り

でいり

indentations (e.g. of a coastline)

念入り

ねんいり

careful

弟子入り

でしいり

becoming a pupil (of)

寝返り

ねがえり

betrayal

嫁入り

よめいり

marriage

Example Sentences

3

I pretended to be asleep.

He pretended to be asleep.

It's obvious that Tom is just pretending to be asleep.