就寝(しゅうしん)

しゅうしん
noun, suru verb
going to bed; retiring for the night
1. going to bed; retiring for the night
The act of going to sleep, often used in formal or institutional contexts.
就寝(しゅうしん)時間(じかん)は10時(じ)です。
Bedtime is 10 o'clock.
就寝(しゅうしん)前(まえ)にスマホを見(み)ない。
I don't look at my smartphone before bed.
学校(がっこう)の規則(きそく)では起床(きしょう)は6時(じ)、就寝(しゅうしん)は10時(じ)だ。
According to school rules, wake-up time is 6 o'clock and bedtime is 10 o'clock.

就寝(しゅうしん) is a formal word for going to bed.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 就寝(しゅうしん)時間(じかん): bedtime
  • 就寝(しゅうしん)前(まえ): before bed

CONTRASTING WORD:

  • 起床(きしょう): waking up, getting up

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 寝(ね)る: to sleep, to go to bed (everyday usage)

Related Words

Related: 起床(きしょう)
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Added 2026.2.4 19:52 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:32
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