寝巻(ねまき)

ねまき
noun
sleepwear, pajamas, nightwear
1. sleepwear, pajamas, nightwear
Clothes worn for sleeping, including both Western-style pajamas and traditional Japanese nightwear (yukata-style).
寝巻(ねまき)を着(き)る。
To wear sleepwear.
寝巻(ねまき)に着替(きが)えた。
I changed into my sleepwear.
寝巻(ねまき)のまま外(そと)に出(で)ないでください。
Please don't go outside in your sleepwear.
旅館(りょかん)では浴衣(ゆかた)が寝巻(ねまき)として用意(ようい)されている。
At the ryokan, a yukata is provided as sleepwear.
子(こ)どもたちは新(あたら)しい寝巻(ねまき)を買(か)ってもらって喜(よろこ)んでいた。
The children were happy to get new sleepwear.

寝巻(ねまき) is a native Japanese word for sleepwear. It can refer to both traditional Japanese nightwear (like yukata) and Western-style pajamas.

Alternate forms:

  • 寝間着(ねまき) - alternate kanji spelling (same pronunciation)

Related words:

  • パジャマ - pajamas (Western-style, loanword)
  • 浴衣(ゆかた) - yukata (often used as sleepwear at ryokan)
  • ナイトウェア - nightwear (modern loanword)
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Added 2026.1.13 20:59 · Revised 2026.2.5 11:22
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