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寝ぼけ

寝惚け

Reading

Kana: ねぼけ
Romaji: neboke
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

(being) half asleep

Kanji

Readings: シン、 ね.る、 ね.かす、 い.ぬ、 みたまや、 や.める
Meanings: lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold
Readings: コツ、 ほけ.る、 ぼ.ける、 ほ.れる
Meanings: fall in love with, admire, grow senile

Example Sentences

よく()ぼけます。
➥I'm often half-asleep.
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うちの(おとうと)は、よく()ぼけて(へん)なことを(いだ)()す。
➥My little brother gets delirious when he's sleepy. He says the weirdest things.
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(かれ)はそのとき()ぼけていたらしい。
➥It seems that he was half asleep then.
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