寝坊

• 読み: ねぼう
• ローマ字: nebou
• 漢字の分解: 寝 (shin/ne) — sleep, lie down; 坊 (bou) — boy, fellow
• 発音: /ne.boː/

意味

Sleeping in late; oversleeping. The act of staying in bed past the intended wake-up time.

Functions as a noun and する verb. 寝坊する means 'to oversleep.' Very common in everyday conversation, especially among students and workers. The person who oversleeps is sometimes called a 寝坊助 (nebousuke).

例文

1. 今朝寝坊して、授業に遅刻しました。
2. 目覚まし時計をかけないと寝坊する。
3. 日曜日だから少し寝坊してもいいよ。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, school, morning routine

トーン: casual

起源と歴史

Compound of 寝 (ne, sleep) and 坊 (bou, boy/fellow). Originally described a sleepy fellow or lazy person, then shifted to mean the act of oversleeping itself.

文化的背景

時代: Early Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal