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寝台

JLPT N2 · Vocabulary

寝台 — “sleeping berth, sleeping car (train)”

寝台 (read しんだい) means sleeping berth, sleeping car (train). It appears on the JLPT N2 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

しんだい

Meaning

sleeping berth, sleeping car (train)

寝台 in a sentence

寝台しんだい列車れっしゃに乗るのる。

I board a sleeper train.

The kanji in 寝台

寝to sleep
台stand, platform; (counter for machines)

Words that share a kanji with 寝台

寝るねる— to sleep; to go to sleep; to go to bed
寝坊するねぼうする— to oversleep
寝間着ねまき— nightclothes, sleepwear, nightgown
昼寝ひるね— afternoon nap, siesta
～台～だい— counter for vehicles; machines
台所だいどころ— kitchen
台風たいふう— typhoon
舞台ぶたい— stage

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