寝坊

ねぼう

sleeping in late

Also:late riser

What does 寝坊 mean?

寝坊 is a Japanese noun meaning sleeping in late in English. It can also be translated as late riser depending on context. It is written as 寝坊 in kanji, ねぼう in hiragana, and nebou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼はときどき寝坊する。

He sometimes sleeps in.