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寝転ぶ

寝ころぶ

Reading

Kana: ねころぶ
Romaji: nekorobu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

v5b
vi
1

to lie down; to throw oneself down

Note: word usually written using kana alone
See also: 寝転がる (reading ねころがる)

Kanji

寝
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
転
Readings: テン、 ころ.がる、 ころ.げる、 ころ.がす、 ころ.ぶ、 まろ.ぶ、 うたた、 うつ.る、 くる.めく
Meanings: revolve, turn around, change

Example Sentences

私(わたし)は犬(いぬ)を寝(ね)転(ころ)ばした。
➥I made my dog lie down.
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彼(かれ)はよくベッドのうえで寝転(ねころ)んで読書(どくしょ)している。
➥He often lies on the bed and reads.
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僕(ぼく)は少年(しょうねん)の頃(ころ)よく草(くさ)の上(うえ)に寝転(ねころ)んで白(しろ)い雲(くも)を眺(なが)めたものだった。
➥As a boy, I used to lie on my back on the grass and look at white clouds.
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彼(かれ)は仰向(あおむ)けに寝転(ねころ)んだ。
➥He lay on his back.
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兄(あに)は芝生(しばふ)に寝(ね)ころんで何(なん)時間(じかん)も怠(なま)けて過(す)ごしたものだった。
➥My brother used to idle away many hours lying on the grass.
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僕(ぼく)は少年(しょうねん)のころよく草(くさ)の上(うえ)にあお向(む)けに寝(ね)ころんで、白(しろ)い雲(くも)を眺(なが)めたものだった。
➥As a boy I used to lie on my back and look at white clouds.
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