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寝坊 (ねぼう): sleeping in late — Japanese vocabulary

寝坊 is read ねぼう and means "sleeping in late". JLPT N4 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

寝坊

Reading
ねぼう · nebou
Translation
sleeping in late
Level
JLPT N4
Pitch accent
ねぼうが

Example

今朝、寝坊して遅刻しました。

けさ、ねぼうしてちこくしました。

I overslept this morning and was late.

Kanji in this word

  • 寝 — sleep, lie down
  • 坊 — Boy, Priest's Residence, Priest

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