漢字城 Kanji Fortress

寝 sleep

Also: lie down

On'yomi
シン
Kun'yomi
ね-る、ね-かす
Strokes
13
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Secondary school

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): ね-る.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
寝 is written in 13 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Under the roof (宀), a hand (⺕) pulls a cover (冖) over the bed while another hand (又) turns off the light — time to sleep.

A common word

  • 寝る ねる to sleep

Example sentences

  • きのうはじゅうじにねました。

    I went to bed at ten yesterday.

  • こどもがねているのでしずかにしてください。

    The child is sleeping, so please be quiet.

Kanji that share a part

宀 is its radical. 44 kanji share it in all.

⺕ is a component. 18 kanji share it in all.