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寝 means 'sleep'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 641   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-16    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 29    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 137 words   Used in 182 words   Used in 45 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   シン
Kun
   ねかす to lay down   ねる to sleep, to lie down
Additional readings
Kun    みたまや   いぬ   やめる
Variants
寐   寢  
Components
⿱  宀 roof  ⿰  丬 (爿) left side  ⿳  ヨ (彐) yo = to yell / say hi  冖 cover; covered  又 again  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 寝 is used 9 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 寝 is used 169 times, read 3 ways.
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シン : 22 words FIND ALL
し ん だ い 0
noun
bed; couch
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ねかす : 146 words FIND ALL
ね る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to lie down
2. to go to bed; to lie in bed
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いぬ : 1 word FIND ALL
い ぎ た な い 4
Most common form: 寝穢い
1. sound asleep; fast asleep
2. untidy; slovenly
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An additional ね.る less common words include 寝 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1441  Joy o' Kanji : 1441  Key to Kanji: 563 

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寝
シン   ねかす to lay down   ねる to sleep, to lie down   
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又
また again   
冖
cover; covered   
ヨ
yo = to yell / say hi
丬
left side   じょう    しょう    
宀
roof   
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