寝 — kanji meaning “lie down”
寝
lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold
- Meanings
- lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold
- On'yomi
- シン (shin)
- Kun'yomi
- ね.る、ね.かす、い.ぬ、みたまや、や.める
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1034 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 40
- Chinese reading
- qǐn — Chinese character page
Words with 寝
| 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) |
| 寝床 | ねどこ nedoko | bed; berth; crib |
| 寝返り | ねがえり negaeri | turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning |
| 寝具 | しんぐ shingu | bedding; bedclothes |
| 寝かせる | ねかせる nekaseru | to put to bed; to let sleep |
| 早寝 | はやね hayane | go to bed early |
| 寝顔 | ねがお negao | sleeping face |
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