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Japanese
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| 寢床 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
Compound of 寝 (ne, “sleeping”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of Old Japanese verb 寝 nu, modern 寝る neru, “to sleep”) + 床 (toko, “place; raised area, raised bed”).[1][2] The toko changes to doko as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
寝床 • (nedoko)
- bed, futon, berth, crib, or any other surface or bedding for sleeping
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