寝(ね)つき

ねつき

noun

ability to fall asleep; sleep onset

See also: 寝付(ねつ)く (verb form)

1. the ability or ease of falling asleep

describes how quickly and easily one can fall asleep

寝(ね)つきがいい。

I fall asleep easily.

コーヒーを飲(の)むと寝(ね)つきが悪(わる)くなる。

If I drink coffee, I have trouble falling asleep.

ストレスで寝(ね)つきが悪(わる)くなった。

Stress made it harder for me to fall asleep.

Sleep vocabulary

寝(ね)つき is the nominalized form of 寝(ね)つく (to fall asleep). It describes one's general ability to fall asleep.

Common expressions

寝(ね)つきがいい/よい - to fall asleep easily
寝(ね)つきが悪(わる)い - to have difficulty falling asleep
寝(ね)つきが良(よ)くなる - for sleep onset to improve

Related sleep words

寝覚(ねざ)め - quality of waking up
睡眠(すいみん) - sleep
不眠(ふみん) - insomnia
熟睡(じゅくすい) - deep sleep

CONTRAST WITH 寝覚(ねざ)め:

寝(ね)つき - how well you fall asleep
寝覚(ねざ)め - how well you wake up

Related Words

Compare: 寝覚(ねざ)め (quality of waking up)

Related: 睡眠(すいみん) (sleep)

Related: 不眠(ふみん) (insomnia)

Related: 熟睡(じゅくすい) (deep sleep)

Compare: 入眠(にゅうみん) (falling asleep)

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Added 2026.1.27 20:29 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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