1.
the act or quality of waking up
describes how one wakes up, whether refreshed or groggy
寝覚めがいい。
I wake up feeling refreshed.
お酒を飲みすぎると寝覚めが悪い。
If I drink too much, I wake up feeling bad.
早く寝たので寝覚めがすっきりした。
I went to bed early, so I woke up feeling refreshed.
SLEEP VOCABULARY:
寝覚め is the nominalized form of 寝覚める (to wake up from sleep). It describes the quality of waking up.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 寝覚めがいい/よい - to wake up feeling good/refreshed
- 寝覚めが悪い - to wake up feeling bad/groggy
- 寝覚めがすっきりする - to wake up feeling refreshed
IDIOM:
寝覚めが悪い 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めが悪い - Doing such a thing would weigh on my conscience.
CONTRAST WITH 寝つき:
- 寝つき - how well you fall asleep
- 寝覚め - how well you wake up
RELATED:
- 目覚め - awakening (more general)
- 起床 - getting up
- 熟睡 - deep sleep