寝ね間ま着き

ね

ま

き

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

nightclothes; sleepwear; pajamas; nightgown

General noun for clothes worn in bed or while sleeping. It can refer to pajamas, a nightgown, or other sleepwear, depending on the garment.

寒さむいので厚あつ手での寝ね間ま着きを着きた。
It was cold, so I put on thick sleepwear.
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寝ね

巻ま

き

を

入い

れ

て

おい

た

。

I packed pajamas in my travel bag.

Written forms

寝ね間ま着きUsage30%
Common standard spelling; this form has the strongest frequency/priority among the listed variants.
寝ね巻まきUsage31%
Acceptable variant without okurigana; less learner-friendly than 寝巻き or 寝間着.
寝ね巻まきUsage25%
Common standard spelling, literally suggesting clothes wrapped or worn for sleeping.
寝衣ねまきUsage10%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji spelling marked as rarely used.
寝ねまきUsage4%
search-only kanji form
Mixed spelling marked search-only; useful for lookup but not recommended as a standard written form.
ねまきUsage1%

Kanji

寝lie down, sleep, rest
巻scroll, volume, book
間interval, space
着

Similar words

パジャマ
More specifically refers to pajamas, especially Western-style sleepwear; 寝間着 is a broader Japanese term for sleepwear in general.
部屋へや着ぎ
Means clothes worn while relaxing at home; they may overlap with sleepwear, but 部屋着 is not necessarily for sleeping.
浴衣ゆかた
A yukata may be provided as informal wear or sleepwear at inns, but it is a specific garment rather than a general term for nightclothes.

Etymology

A compound of 寝 meaning sleep or bed and 着 meaning clothing in the spelling 寝間着. The variant 寝巻き uses 巻き, conventionally associated with something wrapped or worn for sleeping; the exact historical development is not specified.

don, arrive, wear

衣garment, clothes, dressing