1.
to fall asleep, to go to sleep
To transition from being awake to being asleep.
すぐに寝付いた。
I fell asleep right away.
子供がやっと寝付いた。
The child finally fell asleep.
なかなか寝付けなくて困った。
I had trouble falling asleep and it was a problem.
暑くて寝付きが悪い日が続いている。
The hot weather has made it hard to fall asleep for days.
明日の試験のことが気になって、夜なかなか寝付けなかった。
I was worried about tomorrow's exam and couldn't fall asleep at night.
2.
to take root, to become established
Used figuratively to describe a habit, custom, or idea becoming firmly established.
この習慣が寝付いた。
This habit became established.
その考え方は社会に寝付いている。
That way of thinking has taken root in society.
新しい制度がなかなか寝付かない。
The new system isn't becoming established easily.
長年の努力のおかげで、リサイクルの意識が地域に寝付いてきた。
Thanks to years of effort, recycling awareness has taken root in the community.
この地方では昔からの祭りの伝統がしっかりと寝付いていて、毎年多くの人が参加する。
In this region, the tradition of the old festival is firmly established, and many people participate every year.
寝付く is an intransitive verb (自動詞) meaning to fall asleep.
COMPOUND STRUCTURE:
- 寝る (to sleep) + 付く (to attach, to settle) → to settle into sleep
ASPECT (ている):
寝付いている indicates a state of being asleep (having fallen asleep).
COMMON PATTERNS:
- なかなか寝付けない (can't fall asleep easily)
- やっと寝付いた (finally fell asleep)
- 寝付きがいい/悪い (easy/hard to fall asleep)
- すぐに寝付く (fall asleep quickly)
RELATED NOUN:
- 寝付き: the ability to fall asleep; 寝付きがいい = falls asleep easily
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 眠る: to sleep (more general)
- 寝る: to go to bed, to sleep
- 寝付く specifically refers to the act of falling asleep
[Register: Neutral]
Related Words
Antonym:
目覚める (to wake up)