朝寝坊

あさねぼう

oversleeping, late riser

What does 朝寝坊 mean?

朝寝坊 is a Japanese noun meaning oversleeping, late riser in English. It is written as 朝寝坊 in kanji, あさねぼう in hiragana, and asanebou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

朝寝坊が癖になった。

I took to sleeping late in the morning.