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Japanese symbol for “dyeing”

Romaji: senshoku
dyeing

In Japanese, dyeing is , read (senshoku).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs dyeing
  2. n, vi, vs staining (a sample) (biol)
  3. n dyed colour (color)

Kanji and stroke order

dye, color, paint
on: セン
kun: そ.める、そ.まる、し.みる、し.み
9 strokes · JLPT 1
color
on: ショク、シキ
kun: いろ
6 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “dyeing”

WordReadingMeaning
そめ somedyeing; printing
カラー karaacoloring (one's hair); dyeing
そめもの somemonodyeing
いろぞめ irozomedyeing
そめつけ sometsukedyeing; printing

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かんせん kanseninfection; contagion; becoming infected
おせん osenpollution; contamination
そめる someruto dye; to colour; to color
でんせん densencontagion; infection
そめ somedyeing; printing
きいろ kiiroyellow; amber
しきさい shikisaicolour; color; hue
けしき keshikiscenery; scene; landscape

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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