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Kanji Detail for 寝 - "to sleep, to lie down, bedroom"

寝

  • Meaning

    寝 means "to sleep, to lie down, bedroom."

    1. To sleep - To lie down; to rest; to recline.

    2. Room - Inner chamber; private room.

    3. To stop - To discontinue; to cancel.

    4. Shrine - A building enshrining ancestral spirits.

    5. Ugly - Appearance or manner that is not good.

  • Words using 寝

    • 寝室 しんしつ Listen bedroom
    • 寝具 しんぐ Listen bedding; bedclothes
    • 就寝 しゅうしん Listen going to bed; retiring (for the night)
    • 昼寝 ひるね Listen (afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
    • 寝台 しんだい Listen bed; couch
    • 寝泊まり ねとまり Listen staying the night; lodging (at)
    • 寝床 ねどこ Listen bed; berth; crib
    • 寝不足 ねぶそく Listen lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

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    • Verified meaning: to sleep, to lie down, bedroom
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    lie down; sleep; rest; bed; remain unsold

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    sleep, rest; bed chamber

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    old variant of 寢|寝[qin3]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to sleep, to rest; bedroom

  • Onyomi

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    shin(シン) シン

  • Kunyomi

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    inu(いぬ) いぬ

    mitamaya(みたまや) みたまや

    ne.kasu(ね-かす) ね-かす

    ne.ru(ね-る) ね-る

    ya.meru(や-める) や-める

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    宀 (ukammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    to sleep to lie down bedroom bed dormant nap rest slumber retire recline

Sentences including 寝

  • He took a look at the newspaper before going to bed.

  • Don't go back to sleep !

  • He overslept this morning.

  • He was in bed with a cold.

  • Don't sleep with the light left on.

  • He has been ill in bed for four days.

  • It is time to go to bed.

  • She used to pray before going to bed.

  • Jane keeps early hours.

  • I slept the whole afternoon away.

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