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Kanji for Serenity
The kanji for “serenity” is 寧, read nei and written in 14 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
serenity
Peaceful and calm; gentle care.
14 strokes On reading ネイ (nei) Kun reading むしろ (mushiro) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility
Readings used for names on Nazuke: nei, yasu
In Japan it appears in about 254 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 寧: Neoma 寧央真 · Eugenia 優慈寧 · Zenaida 世寧舵 · Nathanael 七冴寧瑠 · Neva 寧羽 · Chanel 紗寧瑠 · Nathan 寧燦 · Vanessa 羽寧冴 · Nevada 寧羽舵 · Danelle 暖寧瑠 · Donnell 道寧瑠
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