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寝台
Meaning in Englishbed
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What it means
What does 寝台 mean? It denotes a bed or sleeping surface used for resting, including the bed frame or platform on which a person lies down.
Main meanings
- bed or sleeping surface used for sleeping
- bed frame or bedstead
- in compounds such as 寝台車 (nedai-ressha) or 寝台列車 (nedai-ressha), the sleeping accommodations on transport
How to use it
Used in formal, technical, and literary contexts to refer to a bed or sleeping surface; in everyday speech, the loanword ベッド is more common. It appears in travel and product descriptions to denote sleeper accommodations and in transport terms such as 寝台車 and 寝台列車.
Variants and close terms
- ベッド (beddo) — bed
- 寝床 (nedoko) — sleeping place
- 布団 (futon) — bedding
Composition
- 寝: sleep
- 台: platform
- 寝台: a sleeping surface or bed platform
Etymology
寝 sleeping, 台 platform; combined meaning a sleeping surface
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noun (名詞)
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土台
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foundation, base, basis
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寝かせる
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to put to bed, to lay down, to ferment
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うたた寝
utatane
dozing, napping
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台無し
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mess, spoiled, (come to) nothing
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台本
daihon
libretto, scenario
N2
朝寝坊
asanebou
oversleeping, late riser
N2
台詞
serifu
speech, words, one's lines, remarks
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灯台
toudai
lighthouse
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寝間着
nemaki
sleep-wear, pajamas
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