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寝 · lie down, sleep

寝 is a kanji meaning lie down, sleep, rest, bed. It has 13 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • シンshin

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • ねるneru
  • ねかすnekasu
  • いぬinu
  • みたまやmitamaya
  • やめるyameru

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 寝 · 9 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 寝
WordReadingMeaningLevel
寝るねるto sleep; to go to sleep; to go to bedN5
寝坊ねぼうsleeping in lateN4
朝寝坊あさねぼうoversleeping, late riserN2
寝台しんだいbedN2
寝間着ねまきsleep-wear, pajamasN2
寝巻きねまきsleep-wear, pajamasN2
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More words that use 寝
WordReadingMeaningLevel
昼寝ひるねnap (at home), siestaN2
寝かせるねかせるto put to bed, to lay down, to fermentN1
うたた寝うたたねdozing, nappingN1

Example sentence

じゃあ寝ようよ。

じゃあねようよ

Let's hit the hay.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #215898 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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