Onyomi: シン · Kunyomi: い.ぬ, ね.かす, ね.る, みたまや, や.める · Meanings: bed, lie down, remain unsold, rest, sleep
Kanji for bed, lie down, remain unsold, rest, sleep
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The kanji 寝 is made from two parts: 宀 (roof) on top and 貝/木 elements underneath (in modern form, actually showing a person resting). The top part, 宀, shows a roof — a house or shelter. The bottom part shows a person lying down. Together, it creates the image of someone resting or sleeping under a roof. Over time, 寝 came to mean “to sleep,” “lie down,” or “rest.”
Made from 宀(roof) and a person lying down underneath. It shows someone resting under shelter — meaning to sleep or lie down.
This kanji says: under the roof (宀), a person lies down to rest — 寝 means to sleep. Remember it by picturing yourself cozy in bed under a roof.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 寝 | ね | sleep | common Noun |
| 寝 | ぬ | to lie down, to go to bed, to go to sleep | Nidan verb (lower class) with 'nu' ending (archaic), Intransitive verb |
| 寝る | ねる | to sleep (lying down) | common JLPT-N5 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 寝坊 | ねぼう | sleeping in late, oversleeping | common JLPT-N4 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 寝台 | しんだい | bed, couch | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 寝かせる | ねかせる | to put to bed, to let sleep | common JLPT-N1 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |
| 寝室 | しんしつ | bedroom | common Noun |
| 寝言 | ねごと | talking in one's sleep, somniloquy | common Noun |
| 寝具 | しんぐ | bedding, bedclothes | common Noun |
| 寝付く | ねつく | to go to bed, to go to sleep, to fall asleep | common Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb |