寝 覚(ねざ)め

ねざめ

noun

waking up; quality of awakening

1. the act or quality of waking up

describes how one wakes up, whether refreshed or groggy

寝覚(ねざ)めがいい。

I wake up feeling refreshed.

お酒(さけ)を飲(の)みすぎると寝覚(ねざ)めが悪(わる)い。

If I drink too much, I wake up feeling bad.

早(はや)く寝(ね)たので寝覚(ねざ)めがすっきりした。

I went to bed early, so I woke up feeling refreshed.

Sleep vocabulary

寝覚(ねざ)め is the nominalized form of 寝覚(ねざ)める (to wake up from sleep). It describes the quality of waking up.

Common expressions

寝覚(ねざ)めがいい/よい - to wake up feeling good/refreshed
寝覚(ねざ)めが悪(わる)い - to wake up feeling bad/groggy
寝覚(ねざ)めがすっきりする - to wake up feeling refreshed

寝覚(ねざ)めが悪(わる)い can also mean "to feel guilty" or "to have something on one's conscience."

そんなことをしたら寝覚(ねざ)めが悪(わる)い - Doing such a thing would weigh on my conscience.

CONTRAST WITH 寝(ね)つき:

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

Related words

目覚(めざ)め - awakening (more general)
起床(きしょう) - getting up
熟睡(じゅくすい) - deep sleep

Related Words

Compare: 寝(ね)つき (ability to fall asleep)

Related: 目覚(めざ)め (awakening)

Related: 起床(きしょう) (getting up)

Related: 熟睡(じゅくすい) (deep sleep)

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Added 2026.1.27 20:29 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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