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, covering both traditional Japanese nightwear and Western-style pajamas.

ALTERNATE FORMS:

寝間着(ねまき): alternate kanji spelling (same pronunciation)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

寝巻(ねまき)に着替(きが)える: to change into sleepwear
寝巻(ねまき)のまま: still in one's sleepwear
寝巻(ねまき)姿(すがた): appearance of being in sleepwear

USAGE:
寝巻(ねまき) sounds slightly more traditional than パジャマ, which is the more common everyday word for pajamas. At 旅館(りょかん), a 浴衣(ゆかた) is typically provided as 寝巻(ねまき).

RELATED WORDS:

パジャマ: pajamas (Western-style, more common in daily speech)
浴衣(ゆかた): yukata (often used as sleepwear at ryokan)
ナイトウェア: nightwear (modern loanword, less common)

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Added 2026.1.13 20:59 · Revised 2026.5.11 0:10

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