JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 27

寝 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

sleep; lie down

On
シンshin
Kun
ねかすnekasu ねるneru みたまやmitamaya いぬinu やめるyameru みにくいminikui

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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寝13 strokes

How to write 寝: stroke order

寝 has 13 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

寝 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 寝 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 寝

The parts 寝 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 宀

    Radical

  • ⺦ (爿)

  • ⺕ (彑)

  • 冖

  • 又

    again; also

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 27