寝覚めが悪い

• 読み: ねざめがわるい
• ローマ字: nezamegawarui
• 漢字の分解: 寝 (ne) — to sleep; 覚 (same) — to wake; 悪 (waru) — bad, poor
• 発音: /ne.za.me.ɡa.wa.ɾɯ.i/

意味

Unable to sleep with a clear conscience; haunted by guilt; troubled by a bad feeling about something one has done or failed to do.

A phrase from 寝覚め (nezame, waking from sleep) + が悪い (ga warui, bad/poor). Literally 'the awakening is bad,' it refers to the guilt or unease that follows a morally questionable action, making rest impossible. The opposite, 寝覚めがいい, describes a clear conscience. Often used to convey lingering moral discomfort rather than acute regret.

例文

1. 友人を裏切ったことが寝覚めが悪く、毎晩後悔している。
2. 不正を黙認した社員たちは、みな寝覚めが悪い思いをしたはずだ。
3. あんな冷たい断り方をしてしまい、しばらく寝覚めが悪かった。

使い方ガイド

場面: everyday speech, moral reflection, interpersonal relations

トーン: guilty

起源と歴史

From 寝覚め (waking from sleep) + が悪い (poor/bad). Dates to pre-modern Japanese, rooted in the belief that a troubled conscience manifests in restless sleep and an unpleasant awakening.

文化的背景

時代: Pre-modern–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal