Japanese symbol for “dyer”
紺屋
こうや
Romaji: kouya
dyer
In Japanese, dyer is 紺屋, read こうや (kouya).
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Meanings
- n dyer
Written forms: 紺屋. Readings: こうや、こんや.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dyer”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 染め物屋 | そめものや somemonoya | dyer; dye house |
| 染め師 | そめし someshi | dyer |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 濃紺 | のうこん noukon | dark blue |
| 紺碧 | こんぺき konpeki | deep blue; azure |
| 紫紺 | しこん shikon | dark purple; bluish purple |
| 紺色 | こんいろ kon'iro | deep blue; navy blue |
| 紺地 | こんじ konji | dark blue ground |
| 部屋 | へや heya | room; chamber |
| 屋根 | やね yane | roof |
| 屋敷 | やしき yashiki | residence; estate; grounds |
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.