寧 — rather, preferably, peaceful

ねい寧 rather

ねい

U+5BE7 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #1697 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #897 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

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Meanings

rather
preferably
peaceful
quiet
tranquility

Readings

On'yomi: ねい nei
Kun'yomi: むし mushi

word

ねい nei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

丁(てい) 寧(ねい) teinei polite

Words by frequency and grade

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Each dot is a word containing 寧: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.

S = secondary school

Stroke order

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Components

Composed of

宀 roof

こころ心 heart #61

さら皿 dish #108

ちょう丁 nail

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#40 宀 roof