noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. feigning sleep.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
狸寝入り たぬきねいり
 
 
 
 
タヌキ寝入り タヌキねいり
 
 
 
 
たぬき寝入り たぬきねいり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tanuki, raccoon
たぬき リ ライ (Kentei Pre-1)
dog, (犬 variant)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
lie down, sleep, rest
ね.る シン い.ぬ (Early Jr. High, 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 (Late Jr. High, N1)
enter, insert
い.る はい.る ニュウ (1st, N5)