"狸寝入り" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ta̠nɯ̟kʲine̞iɾʲi] Forms: 狸寝入り [canonical] (ruby: (たぬき), (), ()), tanukineiri [romanization]
Etymology: From 狸 (tanuki, “raccoon dog”) + 寝 (ne, “sleep”) + 入り (iri, “entering”, stem of 入る (iru, “to enter”)), from raccoon dogs' way of playing dead under threat. Compare English play possum. Etymology templates: {{af|ja|狸|寝|入り|pos3=stem of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">入る</i> (iru, “to enter”)|t1=raccoon dog|t2=sleep|t3=entering|tr1=tanuki|tr2=ne|tr3=iri}} 狸 (tanuki, “raccoon dog”) + 寝 (ne, “sleep”) + 入り (iri, “entering”, stem of 入る (iru, “to enter”)), {{ncog|en|play possum}} English play possum Head templates: {{ja-noun|たぬきねいり}} 狸(たぬき)寝(ね)入(い)り • (tanukineiri)
  1. feigning sleep; playing possum Categories (topical): Sleep
    Sense id: en-狸寝入り-ja-noun-0BimxYLr Disambiguation of Sleep: 72 28 Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 3 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese verbs without transitivity, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 92 8 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 95 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 3 kanji: 64 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 92 8 Disambiguation of Japanese verbs without transitivity: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6

Verb

IPA: [ta̠nɯ̟kʲine̞iɾʲi]
Etymology: From 狸 (tanuki, “raccoon dog”) + 寝 (ne, “sleep”) + 入り (iri, “entering”, stem of 入る (iru, “to enter”)), from raccoon dogs' way of playing dead under threat. Compare English play possum. Etymology templates: {{af|ja|狸|寝|入り|pos3=stem of <i class="Jpan mention" lang="ja">入る</i> (iru, “to enter”)|t1=raccoon dog|t2=sleep|t3=entering|tr1=tanuki|tr2=ne|tr3=iri}} 狸 (tanuki, “raccoon dog”) + 寝 (ne, “sleep”) + 入り (iri, “entering”, stem of 入る (iru, “to enter”)), {{ncog|en|play possum}} English play possum Forms: 狸寝入りする [canonical] (ruby: (たぬき), (), ()), tanukineiri suru [romanization], 狸寝入りし [stem] (ruby: (たぬき), (), ()), 狸寝入りした [past] (ruby: (たぬき), (), ()), no-table-tags [table-tags], 狸寝入りし [error-unrecognized-form], たぬきねいりし [error-unrecognized-form], tanukineiri shi [error-unrecognized-form], 狸寝入りする [error-unrecognized-form], たぬきねいりする [error-unrecognized-form], tanukineiri suru [error-unrecognized-form], 狸寝入りすれ [error-unrecognized-form], たぬきねいりすれ [error-unrecognized-form], tanukineiri sure [error-unrecognized-form], 狸寝入りせよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], 狸寝入りしろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], たぬきねいりせよ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], たぬきねいりしろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], tanukineiri seyo [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], tanukineiri shiro [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], 狸寝入りされる [passive], たぬきねいりされる [passive], tanukineiri sareru [passive], 狸寝入りさせる [causative], 狸寝入りさす [causative], たぬきねいりさせる [causative], たぬきねいりさす [causative], tanukineiri saseru [causative], tanukineiri sasu [causative], 狸寝入りできる [potential], たぬきねいりできる [potential], tanukineiri dekiru [potential], 狸寝入りしよう [volitional], たぬきねいりしよう [volitional], tanukineiri shiyō [volitional], 狸寝入りしない [negative], たぬきねいりしない [negative], tanukineiri shinai [negative], 狸寝入りせず [continuative, negative], たぬきねいりせず [continuative, negative], tanukineiri sezu [continuative, negative], 狸寝入りします [formal], たぬきねいりします [formal], tanukineiri shimasu [formal], 狸寝入りした [perfective], たぬきねいりした [perfective], tanukineiri shita [perfective], 狸寝入りして [conjunctive], たぬきねいりして [conjunctive], tanukineiri shite [conjunctive], 狸寝入りすれば [conditional, hypothetical], たぬきねいりすれば [conditional, hypothetical], tanukineiri sureba [conditional, hypothetical]
  1. to feign sleep; to play possum
    Sense id: en-狸寝入り-ja-verb-~sBNy0wY

Alternative forms

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      "form": "狸寝入りできる",
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      "form": "狸寝入りしない",
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    {
      "form": "たぬきねいりしない",
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      "form": "狸寝入りせず",
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      "form": "狸寝入りした",
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    {
      "form": "tanukineiri shite",
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      "form": "狸寝入りさす",
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      "form": "狸寝入りできる",
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      "form": "たぬきねいりできる",
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      "form": "tanukineiri dekiru",
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      "form": "狸寝入りしよう",
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      "form": "たぬきねいりしよう",
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      "form": "tanukineiri shiyō",
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      "form": "狸寝入りしない",
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        "negative"
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      "form": "たぬきねいりしない",
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      "form": "tanukineiri shinai",
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      "form": "狸寝入りせず",
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      "form": "狸寝入りします",
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      "form": "たぬきねいりします",
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      "form": "tanukineiri shimasu",
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      "form": "狸寝入りした",
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          "sleep",
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      "other": "たぬきねいり"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ta̠nɯ̟kʲine̞iɾʲi]"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for 狸寝入り meaning in Japanese (10.9kB)

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