寝 — Stroke order

JLPT N3 kanji · 13 strokes · #1034 by frequency

Lie down, sleep

Meaning
Lie down, sleep, rest
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
シン
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
ね.るね.かすい.ぬみたまやや.める
Radical

Stroke order

13 strokes. The stroke to draw is in red; the previous ones are already in place.

  1. Stroke 1/13
  2. Stroke 2/13
  3. Stroke 3/13
  4. Stroke 4/13
  5. Stroke 5/13
  6. Stroke 6/13
  7. Stroke 7/13
  8. Stroke 8/13
  9. Stroke 9/13
  10. Stroke 10/13
  11. Stroke 11/13
  12. Stroke 12/13
  13. Stroke 13/13

Components

The pieces this kanji is built from. Recognizing them is half of understanding it.

  • Roof, roof (radical)
  • Bed, graphic element (variant 戈)
  • Hands, hand
  • Cover
  • Hands, again

In Kanzen

Memory hook and vocabulary

In the app, 寝 comes with its memory hook, the readings to learn first and 13 vocabulary words, each reviewed at the right moment.

Sources: meanings and readings based on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG strokes © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · reading selection, French translations and memory hooks: Kanzen.