寝物語

Japanese
Kanji in this term
寝 物 語
ね
Grade: S		 もの
Grade: 3		 かた(り) > がた(り)
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
寢物語 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 寝 (ne, “sleep”) +‎ 物語 (monogatari, “story”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ねものが​たり [nèmónógáꜜtàrì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ne̞mo̞no̞ɡa̠ta̠ɾʲi]

Noun

寝(ね)物(もの)語(がたり) • (nemonogatari) 

  1. pillow talk
    寝(ね)物(もの)語(がたり)に聞(き)く
    nemonogatari ni kiku
    to listen to pillow talk

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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