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午睡

午睡

Chinese

11 a.m.-1 p.m.; 7th earthly branch; noon to sleep
simp. and trad.
(午睡)

Noun

午睡

  1. nap (a short period of sleep)

Verb

午睡

  1. to have a nap

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
すい
Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

午睡 (hiragana ごすい, romaji 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, romaji gosui suru)

  1. to take an afternoon nap or siesta

Conjugation