おねしょ
おねしょ
noun, suru verb
bedwetting
1.
bedwetting, wetting the bed
Urinating while asleep in bed. Common childhood experience that most Japanese people are familiar with from their own childhood or from caring for children.
おねしょしちゃった。
I wet the bed.
子供がまたおねしょをした。
The child wet the bed again.
おねしょは成長とともに自然に治る。
Bedwetting naturally stops as children grow.
KANJI: Can be written as お寝小.
WORD FORMATION: From お (honorific prefix) + 寝 (sleep) + しょ (from おしっこ/小便).
USAGE: Functions as a noun and as a する verb (おねしょする).
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- おねしょをする (to wet the bed)
- おねしょ布団 (bedwetting futon - one that got wet)
RELATED WORDS: おもらし (wetting oneself while awake).
MEDICAL TERM: 夜尿症 is the medical term for persistent bedwetting.