This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

寝た子を起こすな。

Sentence Analyzer

寝た 起こす

English Translation

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Furigana

()()()こすな。

Romanji

Neta ko o okosu na.

Words

寝る (ねる)
to lie down; to go to bed; to lie in bed; to sleep (lying down); to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie idle
()
child; young (animal); young woman; young geisha; offshoot; interest; new shares; player who is not a dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); bird egg; -er (often of young women)
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
起こす (おこす)
to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken; to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce; to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open; to plough; to plow; to till; to fall ill with; to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken); to turn over (a card)
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(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition

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: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up