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寝不足

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Kana: ねぶそく
Romaji: nebusoku
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Definition

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lack of sleep

Kanji

Readings: シン、 ね.る、 ね.かす、 い.ぬ、 みたまや、 や.める
Meanings: lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す
Meanings: leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear

Example Sentences

最近(さいきん)寝不足(ねぶそく)だ。
➥I haven't been getting enough sleep lately.
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寝不足(ねぶそく)(からだ)(わる)い。
➥Want of sleep injures our health.
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寝不足(ねぶそく)影響(えいきょう)がではじめた。
➥Lack of sleep began to tell on me.
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寝不足(ねぶそく)(つか)れた。
➥I'm tired from lack of sleep.
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寝不足(ねぶそく)がこたえてきた。
➥Lack of sleep is telling me.
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寝不足(ねぶそく)彼女(かのじょ)元気(げんき)がなかった。
➥Lack of sleep whittled away her energy.
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