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寧 means 'preferable'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 1620   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-27    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 4 words   Used in 16 words   Used in 322 names   Component in 10 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ネイ
Additional readings
Kun    むしろ rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility
Name    あき   やす   やすし   よし
Notes
Top three components exist as a rare kanji, 寍 (-)
Components
⿱  ⿵  宀 roof  心 heart  ⿱  罒 (网) net  丁 block  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 寧 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 寧 is used 14 times, read 2 ways.
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ネイ : 13 words FIND ALL
て い ね い 1
1. polite; courteous; civil
2. careful; close; thorough; conscientious
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むしろ (read as むしろ) : 1 word FIND ALL
む し ろ 1
Most common form: むしろ
rather; better; instead  (often written with kana only)
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An additional 窓 less common words include 寧 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1678  Joy o' Kanji : 1678  Key to Kanji: - 

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寧
ネイ    preferable, rather; peaceful, quiet   
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心
シン   こころ heart   
宀
roof   
丁
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
罒
net
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