寧

rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ネイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

むし.ろ

Nanori (名乗り)

あきやすやすしよし

Stroke Order

14 / 14

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:14

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1697

Vocabulary

ネイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
丁寧	テイネイ	polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough; conscientious
安寧	アンネイ	(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
安寧秩序	アンネイチツジョ	peace and order; law and order
丁寧語	テイネイゴ	polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
寧日	ネイジツ	peaceful day

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
寧ろ	むしろ	rather; better; instead; if anything
寧楽時代	ならじだい	Nara period (710-794 CE)
バカ丁寧	ばかていねい	overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
寧んぞ	いずくんぞ	how; why
常寧殿	そうねいでん	ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)

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