Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 転寝(うたたね) in Japanese

転寝, 転た寝, うたた寝, ごろ寝
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
うたたね, ごろね
Romaji
utatane, gorone
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    dozing; napping (e.g. on the floor in one's clothes, in the train)
    Example sentence
    彼女は編み物に忙しかった。その間も彼は火の側でうたた寝していた。 She was busy knitting. In the meantime, he was taking a nap by the fire.

Examples of 転寝, 転た寝, うたた寝, ごろ寝, うたたね, ごろね in a sentence

Kanji in this word

寝 JLPT 3

13 strokes

lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: ね.る, ね.かす, い.ぬ, みたまや, や.める

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転 JLPT 4

11 strokes

revolve, turn around, change

On'Yomi: テン

Kun'Yomi: 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

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