Quick answer
寝 is the kanji for "Sleep". It is a JLPT N3 kanji. The main reading is ね.る (neru). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Sleep
Also : Bed · Rest · Lie down
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
13 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 寝 represents 'LIE DOWN'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of lie down.
On-reading: しん — remember this sound by associating it with lie down. Kun-reading: ね.る.
Example Sentences
よく寝て体を休めてください。
よくねてからだをやすめてください。
Please sleep well and rest your body.
昨夜は十時に寝ました。
さくやはじゅうじにねました。
I went to bed at ten last night.
Vocabulary using 寝
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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