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寝ぼける[ねぼける] (nebokeru)

be half asleep; be half awake

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Meaning

寝ぼける (ねぼける, nebokeru) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “be half asleep; be half awake”.

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Example sentences 5

彼かれはまだ寝ねぼけています

He is still half asleep.

よく寝ねぼけます。

I'm often half asleep.

お門違いだ寝ぼけるない

You've got the wrong person. Don't talk nonsense.

彼かれはそのとき寝ねぼけていたらしい。

It seems that he was half asleep then.

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