Japanese Kanji

nei

rather · preferably · peaceful

Secondary school · JLPT N1 · 14 strokes

Readings

  • ONネイnei
  • KUNむし.ろmushi

Meaning

Rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility.

Stroke order for 寧

寧 is part of the secondary school jōyō kanji — the full set of characters used in everyday Japanese. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N1 (advanced) level. With 14 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.

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