See also: 寝ぬ

Old Japanese

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Etymology

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Derived from (i, sleep) +‎ (nu, to sleep).

Verb

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寢ぬ (inu) (kana いぬ)

  1. to sleep
    Synonym: (nu)
    • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 8, poem 1511:
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      暮去者小倉乃山尓鳴鹿者今夜波不鳴寐宿家良思母
      yupu sareba Wogura-no2-yama ni naku sika pa ko2yo2pi1 panakazu inenike1rasi mo
      The deer at Ogura Mountain, which cries when evening arrives, appears to have fallen asleep tonight without crying.[1]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Japanese: 寝ぬ (inu)

References

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  1. ^ Haruo Shirane (2013) Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons: Nature, Literature, and the Arts, illustrated, reprint edition, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 29