寐

12 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

sleep

Kun'yomi
  • ねる
    		to sleep (lying down) ②to go to bed ③to lie down ④to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse)
On'yomi
  • ビ

Main Radical

宀(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ビ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

sleep
ビ　ね.る (Kentei 1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
left-side kata radical (no. 90)
ショウ　ソウ (Kentei 1)
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ　いま.だ　ビ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)

Common Words

ご
寤
び
寐
being asleep and awake
む
夢
び
寐
asleep
び
寐
ご
語
sleep-talking
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References

Unicode hex code 5BD0
JIS X 0208 1-53-71
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1319
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1347
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 7236
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3m9.2
Four corner code 3029.4