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寝

lie down
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingシン
Kun readingね.る、ね.かす、い.ぬ、みたまや、や.める
JōyōGrade 8
  1. sleep

Popular Usage

寝る寝坊寝台朝寝坊

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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house · turtle (龟) · French maid · tickle · broom · crown (冖) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1233

Compound words

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)
寝坊ねぼう
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
寝台しんだい
bed; couch
朝寝坊あさねぼう
sleeping late in the morning; sleeping in; lie-in; oversleeping; late riser
就寝しゅうしん
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
寝顔ねがお
sleeping face
寝具しんぐ
bedding; bedclothes
寝言ねごと
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
寝室しんしつ
bedroom
寝床ねどこ
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
寝息ねいき
breathing of a sleeping person
昼寝ひるね
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
寝相ねぞう
sleeping posture
早寝はやね
go to bed early
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
寝巻きねまき
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas
寝不足ねぶそく
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
寝付くねつく
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
寝返るねがえる
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
寝転ぶねころぶ
to lie down; to throw oneself down
寝返りねがえり
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
寝冷えねびえ
indisposition (e.g. a cold) caused by getting chilled while sleeping
二度寝にどね
going back to sleep; sleeping in
寝かせるねかせる
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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