1.
the ability or ease of falling asleep
describes how quickly and easily one can fall asleep
寝つきがいい。
I fall asleep easily.
コーヒーを飲むと寝つきが悪くなる。
If I drink coffee, I have trouble falling asleep.
ストレスで寝つきが悪くなった。
Stress made it harder for me to fall asleep.
SLEEP VOCABULARY:
寝つき is the nominalized form of 寝つく (to fall asleep). It describes one's general ability to fall asleep.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 寝つきがいい/よい - to fall asleep easily
- 寝つきが悪い - to have difficulty falling asleep
- 寝つきが良くなる - for sleep onset to improve
RELATED SLEEP WORDS:
- 寝覚め - quality of waking up
- 睡眠 - sleep
- 不眠 - insomnia
- 熟睡 - deep sleep
CONTRAST WITH 寝覚め:
- 寝つき - how well you fall asleep
- 寝覚め - how well you wake up