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KanjiN1Grade 6 · 小69 strokesRadical 木

染 · dye, color

染 is a kanji meaning dye, color, paint, stain. It has 9 strokes and is on the JLPT N1 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • センsen

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • そめるsomeru
  • そまるsomaru
  • しみるshimiru
  • しみshimi

Practise the N1 kanji

In 第14巻 JLPT N1, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 染 · 6 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 染
WordReadingMeaningLevel
汚染おせんpollution, contaminationN3
伝染でんせんcontagionN2
感染かんせんinfection, contagionN1
染まるそまるto be dyedN1
染めるそめるto dye, to colorN1
染みるしみるto soak; pierceN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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