さ寝

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
寝
ぬ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
さ寢 (kyūjitai)

From Old Japanese. Compound of さ (sa-, beautification prefix) + 寝(ぬ) (nu, “to sleep”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sa̠nɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

さ寝(ぬ) • (sanu) transitive †nidan

  1. (Classical Japanese, archaic) to sleep
  2. (Classical Japanese, archaic) (of a man and a woman) to sleep together
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • さ寝(ね) (sane, “sleep (especially that of a man and a woman together)”)
  • さ寝(ぬ)らく (sanuraku, “(of a man and a woman) to sleep together”)
  • さ寝(ね)さ寝(ぬ) (sanesanu, “to sleep over and over again (especially that of a man and a woman together)”)
  • さ寝処(ねど) (sanedo, “place for sleeping (especially that of a man and a woman together)”)
  • さ寝(ね)床(どこ) (sanedoko, “bed for sleeping (especially that of a man and a woman together)”)
  • さ寝(な)す (sanasu, “(honorific) to rest, to sleep”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
寝
ね
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
さ寢 (kyūjitai)

The 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei, “continuative”) of the verb さ寝(ぬ) (sanu) above.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sa̠ne̞]

Noun

さ寝(ね) • (sane) 

  1. sleep (especially that of a man and a woman together)
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