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Kanji Information Sheet for 寝 ( PDF version )
Bushu (Radical) Info: 宀 (うかんむり) – crown
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 8
Frequency: #1034 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #1034 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N5 Words
JLPT N4 Words
JLPT N2 Words
- 昼寝 [ひるね]
(n,vs) nap (at home); siesta [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝巻 [ねまき]
(n) sleep-wear; nightclothes; pyjamas; nightgown; nightdress [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝間着 [ねまき]
(n) sleep-wear; nightclothes; pyjamas; nightgown; nightdress [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝台 [しんだい]
(n) bed; couch [K] [D] [Jisho] - 朝寝坊 [あさねぼう]
(n,vs) oversleeping; late riser [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 寝 [ね]
(n) sleep [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝かす [ねかす]
(v5s) to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝ぼける [ねぼける]
(v1) to be half asleep; to be still only half awake [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝過ごす [ねすごす]
(v5s) to oversleep [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝巻き [ねまき]
(n) sleep-wear; nightclothes; pyjamas; nightgown; nightdress [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝顔 [ねがお]
(n) sleeping face [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝苦しい [ねぐるしい]
(adj) unable to sleep well [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝具 [しんぐ]
(n) bedding [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝言 [ねごと]
(n) talking in sleep; nonsense [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝室 [しんしつ]
(n) bedroom [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝床 [ねどこ]
(n) bed [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝相 [ねぞう]
(n) one's sleeping posture [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝息 [ねいき]
(n) sleeper's breathing [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝転ぶ [ねころぶ]
(v5b) (uk) to lie down; to throw oneself down [K] [D] [Jisho] - 就寝 [しゅうしん]
(n,vs) going to bed; retiring [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝泊まり [ねとまり]
(n) staying or lodging at [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝付き [ねつき]
(n) quality (ease, difficulty) of one's sleep [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝付く [ねつく]
(v5k) (1) to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; (2) to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝返り [ねがえり]
(n) turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝返る [ねがえる]
(v5r) to change sides; to double-cross; to betray [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寝冷え [ねびえ]
(n) get chilled while asleep [K] [D] [Jisho] - 早寝 [はやね]
(n,vs) go to bed early [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.