午睡

Chinese

7th earthly branch; 11 am-1 pm; noon to sleep
simp. and trad.
(午睡)

Pronunciation


Verb

午睡

  1. to take an afternoon nap; to take a nap after lunch

Synonyms

Noun

午睡

  1. afternoon nap; noontime siesta; afternoon siesta

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
すい
Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

午睡 (hiragana ごすい, rōmaji gosui)

  1. a nap in the afternoon, a siesta
    • 1917, 芥川龍之介, 田端日記:
      そうして ()みながら、いつか午睡 (ごすい)をしてしまった。
      Sōshite yomi nagara, itsuka gosui o shite shimatta.
      At some point I drifted off while I was reading.
    • 1930, 神西清, 恢復期:
       (わたし) (こころよ)午睡 (ごすい)から ()ざめた。
      Watashi wa kokoroyoi gosui kara mezameta.
      I woke up from a pleasant nap.

Verb

午睡する (hiragana ごすいする, rōmaji gosui suru)

  1. to take an afternoon nap or siesta

Conjugation

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