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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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N2
寝巻
nemaki
sleep-wear, pajamas
N2
昼寝
hirune
nap (at home), siesta
N3
舞台
butai
stage (theater)
N4
寝坊
nebou
oversleeping, sleeping late
N4
台風
taifuu
typhoon
N5
寝たほうがいい
neta hou ga ii
better to sleep
N5
～台
～dai
counter for vehicles; machines
N5
寝る
neru
to sleep; to go to sleep; to go to bed
N5
寝る前に
neru mae ni
before sleeping
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