寝間

Japanese

Kanji in this term
寝	間
ね Grade: S	ま Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
寢間 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 寝 (ne, “sleep, sleeping”) +‎ 間 (ma, “space, room”).[1][2][3]

First attested in a text from 1686.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ねま [nèmáꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[2][3][4]
(Tokyo) ねま [néꜜmà] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3][4]
IPA^(key): [ne̞ma̠]

Noun

寝(ね)間(ま) • (nema)

[from 1686] a bedroom
Synonyms: 寝室 (shinshitsu), 寝屋 (neya), ベッドルーム (beddorūmu)
[from 1814] a bed
Synonyms: 寝床 (nedoko), 床 (toko), ベッド (beddo), 寝台 (shindai, nedai)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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