# 寝 — Lie Down

Frequency rank 693 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 密 (Secrecy), less common than 財 (Wealth).

- On’yomi: しん
- Kun’yomi: ね
- Radical: 宀 Roof (Kangxi 40)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

A roof on top, an icicle and wolverine claws in the middle, a forehead, and a stool at the bottom — under the roof, you lie down on a stool, icicles dripping on your forehead while wolverine claws hang above, and you try to sleep.

In words:

- 寝る ねる — to go to bed,to sleep
- 寝坊 ねぼう — sleeping in late
- 寝巻 ねまき — sleep-wear,nightclothes,pyjamas,nightgown,nightdress

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