寧 JLPT N1 Kanji 寧 — rather, preferably JLPT N1 14 strokes Secondary (Jōyō) Radical 宀 #1697 most frequent Readings On'yomiネイ Kun'yomiむし.ろ Example words 丁寧ていねいpolite; courteous; careful; care; kind; close; thorough; conscientious 寧ろむしろrather; better; instead