Japanese symbol for “cot”
寝床
ねどこ
Romaji: nedoko
bed; berth; crib; cot
In Japanese, cot is 寝床, read ねどこ (nedoko).
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Meanings
- n bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
Written forms: 寝床、寝どこ. Readings: ねどこ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cot”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ベビーベッド | ベビーベッド bebiibeddo | cot; bassinet; crib |
| 簡易ベッド | かんいベッド kan'ibeddo | cot; bunk |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寝る | ねる neru | to sleep (lying down) |
| 寝室 | しんしつ shinshitsu | bedroom |
| 昼寝 | ひるね hirune | (afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta |
| 寝台 | しんだい shindai | bed; couch |
| 寝不足 | ねぶそく nebusoku | lack of sleep; insufficient sleep |
| 就寝 | しゅうしん shuushin | going to bed; retiring (for the night) |
| 臨床 | りんしょう rinshou | clinical (e.g. pathology, training, trial) |
| 起床 | きしょう kishou | rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.