Japanese symbol for “dyeing”
染色
せんしょく
Romaji: senshoku
dyeing
In Japanese, dyeing is 染色, read せんしょく (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
- n, vi, vs dyeing
- n, vi, vs staining (a sample) (biol)
- n dyed colour (color)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dyeing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 染め | そめ some | dyeing; printing |
| カラー | カラー karaa | coloring (one's hair); dyeing |
| 染め物 | そめもの somemono | dyeing |
| 色染め | いろぞめ irozome | dyeing |
| 染め付け | そめつけ sometsuke | dyeing; printing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 感染 | かんせん kansen | infection; contagion; becoming infected |
| 汚染 | おせん osen | pollution; contamination |
| 染める | そめる someru | to dye; to colour; to color |
| 伝染 | でんせん densen | contagion; infection |
| 染め | そめ some | dyeing; printing |
| 黄色 | きいろ kiiro | yellow; amber |
| 色彩 | しきさい shikisai | colour; color; hue |
| 景色 | けしき keshiki | scenery; 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.