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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N3

1034 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold

Kunyomi: ね.る, ね.かす, い.ぬ, みたまや, や.める

Onyomi: シン

Composition: 宀 丬 彐 冖 又

寝

Radical

Radical: 宀

Reading: うかんむり

Meaning: roof

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

寝室(しんしつ)   bedroom

就寝時間(しゅうしんじかん)   bedtime

寝る(ねる)   sleep [v.i.]

寝かす(ねかす)   put to sleep [v.t.]

寝坊する(ねぼうする)   sleep in late

寝顔(ねがお)   sleeping face

Onyomi Examples

寝 (ネ) sleep

寝具 (シング) bedding, bedclothes

Kunyomi Examples

寝る (ねる) to sleep (lying down), to go to bed, to lie in bed, to lie down, to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse), to lie flat (e.g. of hair), to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.), to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)

寝る子は育つ (ねるこはそだつ) sleep brings up a child well, a well-slept child is a well-kept child

寝かす (ねかす) to put to bed, to let sleep, to lay (something) down, to put on its side, to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle, to set aside unused, to let (stock) lie unsold, to (let) ferment, to (let) age, to let (dough) rise, to lay down (wine)

寝ぬ (いぬ) to sleep, to go to bed, to retire, to repose

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