Japanese

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Kanji in this term
あさ
Grade: 2

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(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

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(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

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References

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  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 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN