Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
あさ
Grade: 2

Grade: S
ぼう
Grade: S
Alternative spelling
朝寢坊 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

Compound of (asa, morning) +‎ 寝坊 (nebō, sleeping in, waking late; someone who sleeps in).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(あさ)()(ぼう) (asa nebōあさねばう (asanebau)?

  1. oversleeping in the morning
  2. one who sleeps late or oversleeps in the morning

Verb edit

(あさ)()(ぼう)する (asa nebō suruあさねばう (asanebau)?suru (stem (あさ)()(ぼう) (asa nebō shi), past (あさ)()(ぼう)した (asa nebō shita))

  1. to oversleep in the morning

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN