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寝ね汗あせ

also: とうかん

ね

あ

せ

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

night sweats; sweating during sleep

Refers to excessive sweating while sleeping, often associated with illness or fever.

風邪かぜをひいて寝ね汗あせをかいた。
I caught a cold and had night sweats.
寝ね汗あせがひどくて、パジャマがびしょびしょになった。
My night sweats were so bad that my pajamas got soaked.

Written forms

寝ね汗あせUsage88%
Standard kanji spelling for 'night sweats'.
盗汗Usage12%
- とうかん
  Rare kanji form, mainly used in medical contexts. Reading とうかん is restricted to this form.
- ねあせ
とうかん

Kanji

寝lie down, sleep, rest
汗sweat, perspire
盗steal, rob, pilfer

Similar words

汗あせ
汗 is general sweat, while 寝汗 specifically refers to sweat produced during sleep.

Etymology

Compound of 寝 (ne, 'sleep') and 汗 (ase, 'sweat'). The reading ねあせ is a straightforward combination. The alternative kanji 盗汗 (tōkan) is a Sino-Japanese medical term.