Illustration: Bright morning sunlight falls across a futon in a small apartment, but its occupant remains deeply asleep with one foot outside the blanket. A ringing bedside alarm has been muffled beneath a pillow, with the sleeper's hand still resting on top.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

朝あさ寝ね坊ぼう

asanebou

sleeping in, oversleeping

Example sentences

  1. 朝寝坊あさねぼうが癖くせになった。

    I took to sleeping late in the morning.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれは朝寝坊あさねぼうして学校がっこうに遅おくれた。

    He got up late and was late for school.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 日曜日にちようびは朝寝坊あさねぼうをしても悪わるいことはない。

    There is no harm in you sleeping late on Sunday.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 朝寝坊

  • 朝morning; dynastyOnチョウKunあさ
  • 寝lie down; sleepOnシンKunねる・ねかす・いぬ
  • 坊boy; priest's residenceOnボウ・ボッ

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