寝不足

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ふ > ぶ
Grade: 4
そく
Grade: 1
kun'yomi goon
Alternative spelling
寢不足 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From () (ne, sleep) + ()(そく) (fusoku, insufficient, the fu changes to bu as an instance of rendaku (連濁)).

First attested in 1909.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

()()(そく) (nebusoku-na (adnominal ()()(そく) (nebusoku na), adverbial ()()(そく) (nebusoku ni))

  1. lacking sleep

Inflection

Noun

()()(そく) (nebusoku

  1. lack of sleep

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ 寝不足”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN