染 — kanji meaning “dye”
染
dye, color, paint, stain, print
- Meanings
- dye, color, paint, stain, print
- On'yomi
- セン (sen)
- Kun'yomi
- そ.める、そ.まる、し.みる、し.み
- Name readings
- そめ
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #837 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- rǎn — Chinese character page
Words with 染
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 感染 | かんせん kansen | infection; contagion; becoming infected |
| 汚染 | おせん osen | pollution; contamination |
| 染色 | せんしょく senshoku | dyeing |
| 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 |
| 染み | しみ shimi | stain; spot; smudge |
| 染まる | そまる somaru | to be dyed |
| 染みる | しみる shimiru | to soak (into); to permeate; to seep (in) |
| 染料 | せんりょう senryou | dye; dyestuff; coloring agent |
| 馴染み | なじみ najimi | familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance |
| 染織 | せんしょく senshoku | dyeing and weaving |
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