佞 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

flattery, insincerity

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ネイ
Kun (native)
  • おもね(る)
  • よこしま
Other languages
  • 拼音ning4
  • 한글nyeong
  • Hán-ViệtNịnh

Basics

Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
人(ひと)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+4F5E

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰亻𡚬

Words using this kanji

  • ねいflattery, insincerity
  • 佞悪ねいあくperverseness, perverse person
  • 佞者ねいしゃsmooth talker, crafty person
  • 佞臣ねいしん君主にうまく媚び、へつらう家臣。よこしまな家臣。crafty courtier, traitor
  • 佞人ねいじんflatterer, smooth talker, crafty person
  • 佞智ねいちうまく媚び、へつらうための知恵。craftiness
  • 佞弁ねいべんflattery, cajolery, adulation
  • 佞姦ねいかん口先巧みに従順を装いながら心中はよこしまなこと。また、そのさま。treacherous, wicked, perverse
  • 佞むかだむto deceive, to fool, to lie, to commit adultery
  • 佞武多ねぶたNebuta

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(13 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-2-5
Four Corner
2124.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2a5.20
Nelson
400