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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1697 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility

Kunyomi: むし.ろ

Onyomi: ネイ

Composition: 宀 心 罒 丁 寍

寧

Radical

Radical: 宀

Meaning: roof

Reading: うかんむり

Frequency: 246

宀

Examples

Onyomi Examples

寧夏回族自治区 (ネイカカイゾクジチク) Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (China)

寧日 (ネイジツ) peaceful day

西寧 (セイネイ) Xining (China)

静寧 (セイネイ) peace, calm, tranquility

Kunyomi Examples

寧ろ (むしろ) rather, better, instead, if anything

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