寝言(ねごと)

ねごと
noun
sleep-talking; talking in one's sleep
informalcommunication
1. sleep-talking; talking in one's sleep
Words spoken unconsciously while sleeping.
寝言(ねごと)を言(い)った。
I talked in my sleep.
子供(こども)の頃(ころ)、よく寝言(ねごと)を言(い)っていた。
When I was a child, I often talked in my sleep.
彼(かれ)は寝言(ねごと)で何(なに)かつぶやいていた。
He was muttering something in his sleep.
昨日(きのう)の夜(よる)、妻(つま)に「寝言(ねごと)がうるさかった」と言(い)われた。
Last night, my wife told me my sleep-talking was loud.
彼女(かのじょ)は疲(つか)れていたのか、寝言(ねごと)で仕事(しごと)の話(はなし)をしていた。
Maybe because she was tired, she was talking about work in her sleep.
2. nonsense; absurd talk
Ridiculous statements that make no sense, as if spoken while dreaming. Often used dismissively.
寝言(ねごと)を言(い)うな。
Don't talk nonsense.
そんな寝言(ねごと)、誰(だれ)も信(しん)じないよ。
Nobody will believe that kind of nonsense.
寝言(ねごと)は寝(ね)て言(い)え。
Save your nonsense for your dreams.
できるわけがない。寝言(ねごと)もいい加減(かげん)にしろ。
There's no way that's possible. Enough with the nonsense.
給料(きゅうりょう)を倍(ばい)にしてほしいなんて、寝言(ねごと)にもほどがある。
Wanting your salary doubled? That's beyond absurd.

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寝(ね) (sleep) + 言(ごと) (words)

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Casual to neutral. The dismissive usage (sense 2) is informal.

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Related: たわ言(ごと) (nonsense)
Related: 繰(く)り言(ごと) (repeated complaints)
Related: 独(ひと)り言(ごと) (talking to oneself)
Related: 寝相(ねぞう) (sleeping posture)
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Added 2026.1.19 16:22 · Revised 2026.10.7 3:23
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