How to say napping in Japanese

とろとろtorotoro・トロトロTOROTORO Inflection

adjectival noun / adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

adverb / ~と adverb / ~の noun:

  • weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); simmering - onomatopoeia

~と adverb / ~する noun:

  • dozing off; napping - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

  • sluggishly; dawdling - onomatopoeia

Example Sentences

先のsakino時間jikanにni居眠りinemuriしたshita分bunもmo合わせてawasete、今度kondoのno試験shikenはhaどうもdoumo一筋縄ではいかないhitosujinawadehaikanai感じkanjiがga漂っているtadayotteiru。
Taking into account the time I'd just spent napping, I'm really picking up the sense that this time's exam really won't be straight forward.
昼寝hiruneをwoしているshiteiru間maにni変なhenna夢を見たyumewomita。
While napping, I had a strange dream.
祖父sofuはhaソファーSOFUAAのno上ueでdeうたたねutataneをwoしているshiteiru。
Grandfather is napping on the sofa.
先月sengetsu私達watashitachiがga係わっていたkakawatteitaＸＹＺプロジェクトPUROJEKUTOについてnitsuite今日kyou社長shachouからkara質問shitsumonをwo受けuke、そのsono答えkotaeをwo用意youiしていなかったshiteinakattaのでnode正にmasani不意をつかれたfuiwotsukareta形katachiになってninatteしまったshimatta。
The boss caught me napping today when he asked me about that XYZ project we worked on last month.

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