| 寧 | meaning | 'rather, preferably' |
| onyomi | ネイ | |
| kunyomi | むし.ろ |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 丁寧 | ていねい | polite, courteous |
| 寧ろ | むしろ | rather, better, instead |
| 丁寧隊 | ていねいたい | polite form (of speech) |
| 丁寧語 | ていねいご | polite language (i.e. masu, desu, etc.) |
| 列寧 | れえにん | Lenin |
| 安寧 | あんねい | public peace |
| 安寧秩序 | あんねいちつじょ | peace and order, law and order |
| 寧 | むしろ | rather, better, instead |
| 寧日 | ねいじつ | peaceful day |
| 康寧 | こうねい | tranquility, tranquillity, peacefulness |
| 馬鹿丁寧 | ばかていねい | overly polite, excessively polite, polite to a fault |
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