寝椅子

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
寝 椅 子
ね
Grade: S 		い
Grade: S 		す
Grade: 1
kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spelling
寢椅子 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 寝 (ne, “sleep”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of 寝る (neru, “to sleep”)) +‎ 椅子 (isu, “special chair or stool used by high-ranking officials”).

First cited to a text from 1911.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

寝(ね)椅(い)子(す) • (neisu) 

  1. a recliner; a couch; a chair for reclining or resting

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “ね‐いす 【寝椅子】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
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