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Kanji Detail for 寧 - "peaceful, tranquil, serene"
寧
- Meaning
寧 means "peaceful, tranquil, serene."
Peaceful - Calm and tranquil; serene.
Rather - Preferably; would rather.
Tranquil - Quiet and calm; undisturbed.
Sincere - Heartfelt; genuine.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
rather; preferably; peaceful; quiet; tranquility
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
repose, serenity, peace; peaceful
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]; abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nan2 jing1]; surname Ning
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Peaceful. | To visit. A married daughter returning to visit her parents is called 歸寧. | A word expressing preference. Such as 寧可, 寧使. | [Character analysis] The characters 寧 and 甯 have similar but slightly different meanings. 安寧, 丁寧 use 寧. Place names and surnames mostly use 甯. Classics sometimes interchange them. During the Qing, to avoid Emperor Xuanzong Minning's name taboo, 寧 was all written as 甯. Also abbreviated as 𡨴.
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Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
それを奥の茶箪笥か何かの抽出から出して来た奥さんは、白い半紙の上へ鄭寧に重ねて、「そりゃご心配ですね」といった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
鄭寧に礼を述べた奥さんは、次の間へ立つ時、その折を持って見て、軽いのに驚かされたのか、「こりゃ何の御菓子」と聞いた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
ところが坊さんというものは案外｜丁寧なもので、広い立派な座敷へ私たちを通して、すぐ会ってくれました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
ところが坊さんというものは案外｜丁寧なもので、広い立派な座敷へ私たちを通して、すぐ会ってくれました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha