Meaning of 横になる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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横になる
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Kana Readingよこになる
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Romajiyokoninaru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `ru` ending
- Meaning
- to lie down (and rest)
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Example Sentences
横になる, よこになる used in context
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二つ折りにしたクッションを枕代わりに、僕はフローリングの上にカーペットを敷いただけの固い床へと横になる。
Using a doubled-up cushion in place of a pillow I lie down on the hard wooden floor with nothing but a carpet spread over it.
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Lie on the bench for a while with your eyes closed.
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He woke up to find himself lying on a park bench.
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I lay down not so much to sleep as to think.
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The mother lay beside her baby on the bed.
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She lay on a sofa with her eyes closed.
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