ね.る
neru
JLPT N313 strokesKanjiLevel 38 - JLPT N3

Quick answer

寝 is the kanji for "Bed / Rest / Sleep". A common reading is ね.る (neru). You can practice writing it on this page.

Meaning

Bed / Rest / Sleep

Also : Bed · Rest · Sleep · Lie Down · Remain Unsold

Readings

kunね.る/ nerukunね.かす/ nekasukunい.ぬ/ inukunみたまや/ mitamayakunや.める/ yameruonしん/ shin

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 寝 represents 'LIE DOWN'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of lie down.

Reading ·

On-reading: しん — remember this sound by associating it with lie down. Kun-reading: ね.る.

Example Sentences

よく寝て体を休めてください。

よくねてからだをやすめてください。

Please sleep well and rest your body.

昨夜は十時に寝ました。

さくやはじゅうじにねました。

I went to bed at ten last night.

Vocabulary using 寝

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