Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to go to bed, to go to sleep, to fall asleep.
  2. to be laid up (with a cold), to be ill in bed.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
寝付く ねつく
 
 
寝つく ねつく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

lie down, sleep, rest
ね.る シン い.ぬ (7th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
half of tree trunk, rad. no. 90
to invade
snout, hand
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
adhere, attach, refer to
つ.ける フ -づけ (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)