寝癖(ねぐせ)

Composed of 寝(ね) (sleep) + 癖(くせ) (habit/tendency). Also written as 寝(ね)ぐせ in mixed script.

Common collocations

• 寝癖(ねぐせ)がつく: to get bed hair
• 寝癖(ねぐせ)を直(なお)す: to fix bed hair
• 寝癖(ねぐせ)がひどい: to have bad bed hair
• 寝癖(ねぐせ)がついたまま: with bed hair still sticking up
• 寝癖(ねぐせ)直(なお)し: bed-hair fixing spray or water

Usage

寝癖(ねぐせ) can also mean a habit of tossing and turning in one's sleep (寝癖(ねぐせ)が悪(わる)い), though 寝相(ねぞう)が悪(わる)い is more usual for that.