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寧

rather
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingネイ
Kun readingむし.ろ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. ratherRtK
  2. preferably
  3. peaceful
  4. quiet
  5. tranquility
  1. better
  2. instead
  3. if anything

Popular Usage

丁寧

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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house · heart (心) · eye (目) · cross-eyed · net (网) · street (行) · nail · spike

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 897

Compound words

丁寧ていねい
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close
寧ろむしろ
rather; better; instead; if anything

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

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