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寝入り端
Hiragana
ねいりばな
Noun
Japanese Meaning
眠りに入りかけるころ。寝つこうとするそのとき。寝つきばな。 / 眠りに落ちる直前の瞬間や、その前後の短い時間帯。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ねつきはじめの まだ よく ねていない とき
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
刚要睡着的时候 / 将入睡之际 / 半睡半醒的当口
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
剛要入睡時 / 剛入睡之際 / 正要睡著的瞬間
Korean Meaning
막 잠들려는 순간 / 잠들기 시작할 때 / 막 잠이 드는 무렵
Vietnamese Meaning
lúc vừa chợp mắt / lúc bắt đầu ngủ / thời điểm sắp thiếp ngủ
Tagalog Meaning
sa mismong simula ng pagtulog / sandali na papatulog pa lang / oras na kakasimula pa lang ng pagtulog
Sense（1）
when one is just beginning to fall asleep
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寝入り端
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He was startled when the phone rang just as he was beginning to fall asleep.
He was startled when the phone rang just as he was beginning to fall asleep.
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