寧
寧 — Rather
rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility
On’yomiネイ (nei)
Kun’yomiむしろ (mushiro)
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 寧
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丁寧 | ていねい teinei | polite; courteous; civil |
| 寧ろ | むしろ mushiro | rather; better; instead |
Study notes
寧 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1697 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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