寝 Kanji for sleep

N3–N2Grade 813 strokes

sleep, lie down, rest, bed, remain unsold

Kun: ね.る、ね.かす、い.ぬ、みたまや、や.める
On: シン

寝 is the Japanese kanji for sleep, lie down, rest, bed, remain unsold. It is written with 13 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is ね.る、ね.かす、い.ぬ and its on reading is シン.

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Words with 寝

寝ねsleep
寝ねるto sleep (lying down)
寝ねかすto put to bed, to let sleep
寝ねぼけるto be still half asleep, to be half awake, to be not yet quite awake
寝しん室しつbedroom
昼ひる寝ね(afternoon) nap, sleeping during the day, siesta

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