noun

  1. sleepy eyes, drowsy look.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
寝ぼけ眼 ねぼけまなこ
 
 
 
 
 
寝ぼけまなこ ねぼけまなこ
 
寝惚け眼 ねぼけまなこ
ねと
 
まなこ
寝惚け眼 ねとぼけまなこ
 
 
 
 
寝惚けまなこ ねぼけまなこ

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)
eyeball
め ガン まなこ (5th, N1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant