► 動詞
寝る [(2)ねる] meaning: lie down rank: 1
☆ 彼女は床に寝て本を読んでいる ⇨ She is reading a book lying on the floor
寝る [(2)ねる] meaning: sex rank: 1
☆ 彼は人妻と寝ている ⇨ He is sleeping with somebody’s wife (☛ Cannot be substituted with 眠る)
寝る [(2)ねる] meaning: sleep rank: 1
☆ 今日は疲れたので早く寝る ⇨ I am tired today, so I go to sleep early (☛ Lie down and sleep)
► 成句
寝る [(2)ねる] [寝ても覚めても] meaning: always rank: 3
☆ うちの子供は寝ても覚めてもゲームをしている ⇨ My kid plays games whether sleeping or awake, all the time
More examples:
- 長時間寝るだけでは健康を保つには不十分だ ⇨ Sleeping long hours alone is not enough to maintain good health
- 彼は寝る時間を削って勉強している ⇨ He is cutting his sleep hours to study
- 彼は外で寝袋で寝るのに慣れている ⇨ He is used to sleep in a sleeping bag outdoors
- この子供は決まった時間に寝る習慣がついていない ⇨ This child doesn’t have the habit of going to bed at a regular time
- 疲れたので早く寝る事にした ⇨ I’m tired, so I decided to go to be early
- 疲れた時は寝るのが一番だ ⇨ It is best to sleep when you are tired
- 週末は遅くまで寝る ⇨ I sleep in during weekends
- 疲れているので今日は早めに寝る ⇨ I’m tired so I go to be early today
- 私は普通仰向けで寝る ⇨ I usually sleep on my back
- 寝る頃には夜が白んできていた ⇨ The night was over, it was dawning, by the time I went to sleep