寝坊します（ねぼうします、neboushimasu）
- to oversleep

The Japanese verb 寝坊します寝坊します means "to oversleep" or "to sleep in." It describes the action of waking up later than intended or later than your usual wake-up time. This often implies that you missed a scheduled event or appointment.

⚫︎毎朝、寝坊します。 Translation: I oversleep every morning. ⚫︎寝坊して、授業に遅刻した。 Translation: I overslept and was late for class. ⚫︎試験の前日は、寝坊しないようにアラームをたくさんセットした。 Translation: I set a lot of alarms the day before the exam so I wouldn't oversleep.

You use 寝坊します寝坊します in situations where you want to express that you woke up later than planned. It's suitable for both formal and informal conversations, though the level of politeness can be adjusted using different verb conjugations (e.g., 寝坊しました for past tense, polite). You can use it when explaining why you were late, why you missed something, or simply to mention that you slept in.

The word is typically written as: ⚫︎ 寝坊します (in hiragana and kanji) The kanji for 寝 is used to write "to sleep," and the kanji 坊 refers to "a boy". In this case, 坊 is not related to "a boy." The base form is 寝坊 (ねぼう), and the polite, present tense form is 寝坊します寝坊します. The variations in the okurigana (suffix hiragana) are standard for verb conjugations.

While there aren't many direct synonyms for "oversleep" in Japanese, you could use these phrases depending on the context: ⚫︎ 朝寝坊 (あさねぼう) - sleeping in the morning; can be used as a noun or a verb. ⚫︎ 遅刻 (ちこく) - being late (this is a consequence of oversleeping).

The antonym of 寝坊します寝坊します (oversleep) doesn't have a single perfect word, but actions or states that represent the opposite could include: ⚫︎ 早起きします (はやおきします) - to wake up early. ⚫︎ 時間通りに起きる (じかんとおりにおきる) - to wake up on time.

昨日は疲れていて、つい寝坊しました。 ・Translation: I was tired yesterday, and I ended up oversleeping. ・Explanation: This sentence explains the reason for oversleeping (being tired).

明日、プレゼンテーションがあるから、絶対に寝坊しないように気をつけます。 ・Translation: Because I have a presentation tomorrow, I'll be careful not to oversleep. ・Explanation: This sentence expresses the intention to avoid oversleeping due to an important event.

The word 寝坊 is a compound word. 寝 (ne) comes from the verb 寝る (neru) which means "to sleep." 坊 (bou) has several meanings, and in this context, it is used to indicate a state or tendency. The "bou" in 寝坊 may have to do with being something of a "sleepyhead". The word します (shimasu) is the polite verb form that means "to do".