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寝

Level VI of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 693 / 2,608

Lie Down

On’yomi
しん
Kun’yomi
ね
Radical
宀 Roof (Kangxi 40)

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

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

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 sleepN5
寝坊 ねぼう sleeping in lateN4
寝巻 ねまき sleep-wear,nightclothes,pyjamas,nightgown,nightdressN2

寝 is rank 693 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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