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Lie Radical Bed Sleep Late Head Lies 寝

Kanji
Onyomi シン
Kunyomi ね.る、ね.かす、い.ぬ、みたまや、や.める
English lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold
Examples 寝る(ねる): (1) to lie down (2) to go to bed; to lie in bed (3) to sleep (lying down) (4) to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse) (5) to lie idle
昼寝(ひるね): nap (afternoon); siesta
寝台(しんだい): bed; couch
寝巻き(ねまき): sleep-wear; nightclothes; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown; nightdress
寝かせる(ねかせる): to put to bed; to lay down; to ferment
寝坊(ねぼう): (1) sleeping in late; oversleeping (2) late riser; sleepyhead
朝寝坊(あさねぼう): oversleeping; late riser
転寝(うたたね): dozing; napping (e.g. on the floor in one's clothes, in the train)
JLPT Level 3
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1034
Components 宀: shaped crown; katakana u radical (no. 40)
爿: left-side kata radical (no. 91)
彑: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)
冖: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
又: or again; furthermore; on the other hand
Number of Strokes 13
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 40
Radical Strokes 3
Radical Reading うかんむり
Traditional Form
Classification 会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword lie down
Koohii Story 1 After work, the French maid goes home and lies down with a turtle. Turtle? Well, he´s sloooow and always hard... (thanks to Nukemarine and Wakela!).
Koohii Story 2 After being hit on the head encroach (#1148), the condom salesman goes back to his house to lie down. He hasn´t made a single sale today, so he doesn´t have enough money to buy a pillow. He lies down on his pet turtle and cries himself to sleep.
RTK Index (new) 1233

Tags: jlpt.n3, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_body_function

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