寝違(ねちが)え

ねちがえ
noun
stiff neck; crick in the neck
healthbody-part
1. stiff neck from sleeping; crick in the neck
neck pain or stiffness caused by sleeping in an awkward position
今朝(けさ)寝違(ねちが)えた。
I woke up with a stiff neck this morning.
寝違(ねちが)えで首(くび)が痛(いた)い。
My neck hurts because I slept wrong.
寝違(ねちが)えがひどくて首(くび)が回(まわ)らない。
My neck is so stiff from sleeping wrong that I can't turn it.

Forms

寝違(ねちが)える (to sleep in an awkward position causing neck pain)

Usage

  • 寝違(ねちが)えた (I slept wrong / woke up with a stiff neck)
  • 寝違(ねちが)えがひどい (the stiff neck is severe)
  • 寝違(ねちが)えを治(なお)す (to cure the stiff neck)

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Related Words

Related: ぎっくり腰(こし) (slipped disc; acute back pain)
Related: 肩凝(かたこ)り (stiff shoulders)
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Added 2026.1.25 9:51 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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