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Kanji Detail for 寧 - "peaceful, rather, tranquil"

寧

  • Meaning

    寧 means "peaceful, rather, tranquil." Also associated with peace.

    1. Peaceful - Calm and tranquil; serene.

    2. Rather - Preferably; would rather.

    3. Tranquil - Quiet and calm; undisturbed.

    4. Sincere - Heartfelt; genuine.

  • Four-character idioms with 寧

    • 丁寧懇切 ていねいこんせつ Listen kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
    • 安寧秩序 あんねいちつじょ Listen peace and order; law and order
    • 懇切丁寧 こんせつていねい Listen kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous

  • Tattoo check: 寧

    • Verified meaning: peaceful, rather, tranquil
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いづみ, しず, しづか, ねい)
    • Also carries these associations: peace

    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.

  • Name readings of 寧

    Given names 寧(いづみ)Listen 寧(しず)Listen 寧(しづか)Listen 寧(ねい)Listen 寧(やす)Listen 寧(やすし)Listen

    Surnames 寧(ねね)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

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    nei(ネイ) ネイ

  • Kunyomi

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    mushiro(むしろ) むしろ

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    宀 (ukammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    peaceful rather tranquil comforting reassuring homecoming considerate sincere calm composure contentment ease gentle harmonious harmony quiet repose serene serenity still restful

Sentences including 寧

  • He is polite to a fault.

  • I bowed politely.

  • Tom bowed politely.

  • She made a polite bow to me.

  • Handle the glasses carefully.

  • He took a polite leave of us.

  • She made a polite bow to me.

  • A polite manner is characteristic of Japanese people.

  • He made a polite bow to his teacher.

  • I will write him a civil answer.

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