寝起き|ねおきneoki[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verblying down and getting up
  2. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbwaking; getting up
  3. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbliving (with); staying (with)
Conjugation
Dictionary form寝起きする(ねおきする)
Polite (masu)寝起きします(ねおきします)
Negative (nai)寝起きしない(ねおきしない)
polite (masen)寝起きしません(ねおきしません)
classical zu / nu寝起きせず・寝起きせぬ(ねおきせず・ねおきせぬ)
Past (ta)寝起きした(ねおきした)
polite (mashita)寝起きしました(ねおきしました)
Past negative (nakatta)寝起きしなかった(ねおきしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)寝起きしませんでした(ねおきしませんでした)
Te form寝起きして(ねおきして)
Potential寝起きできる(ねおきできる)
Passive寝起きされる(ねおきされる)
Causative寝起きさせる(ねおきさせる)
Causative passive寝起きさせられる(ねおきさせられる)
Conditional (ba)寝起きすれば(ねおきすれば)
tara寝起きしたら(ねおきしたら)
Volitional寝起きしよう(ねおきしよう)
polite (mashou)寝起きしましょう(ねおきしましょう)
Imperative寝起きしろ(ねおきしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym起床きしょうNeutralGetting up in the morning, as in 「起床時間」; stresses leaving the bed and starting activity, while 「寝起き」 centers on the state just after waking.
  • Related目覚めめざめNeutralWaking or awakening; also figurative for an awakening of awareness, as in 「性の目覚め」; focuses on the moment of waking itself.
  • Antonym就寝しゅうしんFormalAntonym: going to bed, as in 「就寝時間」; formal, and the opposite of 「寝起き」.
  • Antonym寝入りNeutralAntonym: the moment of just falling asleep, as in 「寝入りばな」; the opposite of 「寝起き」, which is just after waking.

Use 「寝起き」 for the time just after waking or for daily living together, as in 「寝起きが悪い」 and 「寝起きを共にする」. For getting up in the morning say 「起床」, for waking say 「目覚め」; the antonyms are 「寝入り」 and the formal 「就寝」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 就寝しゅうしんと起床きしょう。
  2. 起床きしょうしてすぐ。
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