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寝巻

ねまき

nightclothes, sleepwear, pyjamas, nightgown

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Examples

  1. 寝巻に着替えて、もう寝ます。

    ねまきにきがえて、もうねます。

    I'll change into my pyjamas and go to bed now.

  2. 子供が寝巻のまま庭に出てきた。

    こどもがねまきのままにわにでてきた。

    The child came out into the garden still in pyjamas.

  3. 旅館では寝巻として浴衣が用意されています。

    りょかんではねまきとしてゆかたがよういされています。

    At the inn, a yukata is provided as sleepwear.

Common patterns

寝巻に着替える
to change into nightclothes
寝巻のまま
still in one's pyjamas
寝巻を脱ぐ
to take off one's nightclothes

Memory tip

寝 'sleep' + 巻 'wrap', also written 寝間着. It sounds traditional and covers Japanese-style sleepwear; for two-piece Western pyjamas most people say パジャマ.

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