朝寝坊(あさねぼう)

あさねぼう
noun / na-adjective
oversleeping, late riser
1. oversleeping, sleeping late
The act of sleeping past one's intended wake-up time or later than usual.
今日(きょう)は朝寝坊(あさねぼう)をして遅刻(ちこく)した。
I overslept today and was late.
朝寝坊をする is the common verb phrase for 'to oversleep'
休日(きゅうじつ)くらい朝寝坊(あさねぼう)したい。
I want to sleep in at least on my days off.
朝寝坊(あさねぼう)して学校(がっこう)に遅(おく)れた。
I overslept and was late for school.
2. late riser, person who oversleeps
A person who habitually sleeps late or has trouble waking up on time.
弟(おとうと)は朝寝坊(あさねぼう)で、いつも母(はは)に起(お)こされる。
My younger brother is a late riser and always has to be woken up by our mother.
うちの子(こ)は朝寝坊(あさねぼう)で困(こま)る。
My child is such a late riser, it's a problem.
Na-adjective usage: 朝寝坊(あさねぼう)で
朝寝坊(あさねぼう)な友達(ともだち)をいつも起(お)こしに行(い)く。
I always go to wake up my friend who's a late riser.

朝寝坊(あさねぼう) means both "oversleeping" and "a person who oversleeps."

FORMS:

  • Noun: 朝寝坊(あさねぼう)をする (to oversleep)
  • Na-adjective: 朝寝坊(あさねぼう)な人(ひと) (a late-rising person)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

COMPONENTS:
朝(あさ) (morning) + 寝坊(ねぼう) (oversleeping)

ANTONYM:
早起(はやお)き: early rising, early riser

Related Words

Antonym: 早起(はやお)き (early riser)
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Added 2026.1.11 18:47 · Revised 2026.5.21 7:18
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