寝巻

ねまき · nemaki · JLPT N2 · noun

pajamas

👘 寝 (ne) = sleep + 巻 (maki) = wrap: the wrap you sleep in

Compound of 寝 (sleep) and 巻 (maki, from 巻く, to wrap around). Japanese sleepwear is a wrap-around robe worn to bed, so the word names the garment by its purpose and its wrap.

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