Oversleeping in Japanese 🇯🇵

ねぼう info.

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word "ねぼう" (nebou):
1. Break it down: "ね" (ne) sounds like "net" as you might "be caught in the net of sleep," and "ぼう" (bou) sounds like "bow," as in "sleep takes a bow after you oversleep."
2. Mnemonic: Imagine a "kneebow" (a bow you do with your knee) after you've overslept, as if to apologize.

Explanations:
"ねぼう" (nebou) refers to the act of oversleeping or waking up late unintentionally.

Other Words that Mean the Same Thing:
– 遅寝 (おそね, osone) – late rising, but this is less common in conversational speech.

Alternate Meanings and Slang:
– In casual conversation, ねぼう (nebou) might also imply being lazy in waking up or having a habitual problem with waking up late.

Examples of Sentences Using ねぼう:
1. 昨日ねぼうして仕事に遅刻しました。(きのう ねぼう して しごと に ちこく しました。)
Kishou nebou e shigoto ni chikoku shimaa.
(I overslept yesterday and was late for work.)

2. 今日はねぼうしないように早く寝ます。(きょうは ねぼう しない ように はやく ねます。)
Kyou wa nebou shinai you ni hayaku nemasu.
(I will go to bed early today so that I won't oversleep.)

3. 週末はいつもねぼうしてしまう。(しゅうまつ は いつも ねぼう して しまう。)
Shuumatsu wa itsumo nebou e shimau.
(I always end up oversleeping on weekends.)

4. ねぼうが多い人は、早めに寝ることをおすすめします。(ねぼう が おおい ひと は、はやめ に ねる こと を おすすめ します。)
Nebou ga ooi hito wa, hayame ni neru koto wo osusume shimasu.
(For people who oversleep frequently, I recommend going to bed early.)

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