What is the Kanji for "Restful", "Preferably", "Polite", and "Rather"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Restful", "Preferably", "Polite", and "Rather", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Restful", "Preferably", "Polite", and "Rather" is "寧".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Mushi".

Its onyomi reading is "Nei".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The component "寍" . And The kanji "丁" means "Street" and can be read as "Chou" and "Tei".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "寧" mean in japanese?

"寧" means "Restful", "Preferably", "Polite", and "Rather".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

寧ろ: "Rather". The adverb '寧ろ (むしろ)' means 'rather'. It is used to express a preference or emphasis, indicating that one thing is preferable or more accurate than another. For example: I would rather go to the park than stay at home - (寧ろ家にいるよりも公園に行きたい). She would rather study than go shopping - (彼女は寧ろ買い物に行くより勉強したい).

丁寧: "Polite". The Japanese adjectival noun '丁寧 (ていねい)' means 'polite'. This word describes behavior, speech or actions that are characterized by courtesy, consideration and respect for others. It conveys a sense of thoughtfulness and refinement. For example: He spoke to the guests in a polite manner - (彼はお客様に丁寧に話しました). She has a very polite and refined way of speaking - (彼女の話し方は非常に丁寧です).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "む" is read as "mu". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "ね" is read as "ne". And The hiragana "い" is read as "i".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.