# 寝 — sleep; lie down

寝 means “sleep; lie down”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: シン (shin). Kun'yomi: ね(る) (neru). You'll see it in words such as 寝る (neru, “to sleep”).

- Meaning: sleep; lie down
- On'yomi: シン (shin)
- Kun'yomi: ね(る) (neru)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Body & health 2

## How to remember 寝

Under a roof (宀), a hand (ヨ) pulls up the cover (冖): sleep.

Parts: 宀 roof · ⺦ flag · ヨ hand · 冖 cover · 又 hand; again

## Words with 寝

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 寝る | ねる (neru) | to sleep |
| 寝かせる | ねかせる (nekaseru) | to put to bed; to let sleep |
| 寝ぼける | ねぼける (nebokeru) | to be still half asleep; to be half awake |

## Don't confuse it with

[浸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soak/)

## More in the “Body & health 2” set

[寝](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sleep/) · [皮](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/skin/) · [歯](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tooth/) · [毛](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hair/) · [鼻](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/nose/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sleep/. Last updated 2026-11-01.