Word Meaning 鰻の寝床

うなぎのねどこ unagi no nedoko

鰻の寝床 is read as うなぎのねどこ (unagi no nedoko) and means long, narrow house (e.g. traditional Kyoto townhouse).

Meaning

English

  1. long, narrow house (e.g. traditional Kyoto townhouse)
  2. eel bed

Reading

Kana

うなぎのねどこ

Romaji

unagi no nedoko

Writing Variants

  • うなぎの寝床 うなぎのねどこ unaginonedoko

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 43 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 158525 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

寝床

ねどこ

bed

うなぎ

eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

とこ

alcove

起床

きしょう

rising (from one's bed)

臨床

りんしょう

clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)

苗床

なえどこ

seedbed

病床

びょうしょう

sickbed

温床

おんしょう

hotbed

ゆか

dining platform built across a river

着床

ちゃくしょう

implantation (of an embryo)

鉱床

こうしょう

mineral deposit

万年床

まんねんどこ

bedding that is never put away during the day