寝ぬ

See also: 寢ぬ

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
寢ぬ (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

Derived from (i, sleep, archaic) + (nu, modern 寝る (neru), “to sleep).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [inɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

() • (inu) intransitive nidan

  1. (obsolete) to sleep
    Synonyms: 眠る (nemuru), 寝る (neru)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ()ねがて (inegate)
  • ()()れる (inehoreru)

References

  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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