寝椅子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
寝	椅	子
ね Grade: S	い Grade: S	す Grade: 1
kun'yomi	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
寢椅子 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 寝 (ne, “sleep”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of 寝る (neru, “to sleep”)) +‎ 椅子 (isu, “special chair or stool used by high-ranking officials”).

First cited to a text from 1911.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ねいす [nèísú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ne̞isɨ]

(Kyoto) ねいす [néꜜìsù] (Kōki)^[1]

Noun

寝(ね)椅(い)子(す) • (neisu)

a recliner; a couch; a chair for reclining or resting

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 “ね‐いす【寝椅子】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

[KDJ2O-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 “ね‐いす【寝椅子】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

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