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染

dye
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingセン
Kun readingそ.める、そ.まる、し.みる、し.み
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. dyeRtK
  2. color
  3. paint
  4. print
  5. stain
  1. to be dyed
  2. to be tainted
  3. to be infected
  4. to be stained
  5. to be steeped

Popular Usage

汚染感染

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · nine (九) · baseball · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 548

Compound words

汚染おせん
pollution; contamination
染物そめもの
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
藍染あいぞめ
Traditional Japanese indigo dyeing.
感染するかんせんする
to be infected
感染かんせん
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
染みしみ
stain; spot; smudge; blot; smear
染色せんしょく
dyeing; staining (a sample); dyed colour (color)
伝染でんせん
contagion; infection
染めそめ
dyeing; printing
染まるそまる
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained; to be steeped
染みるしみる
to soak (into); to permeate; to seep (in); to penetrate; to pierce
染めるそめる
to dye; to colour; to color
伝染病でんせんびょう
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
馴染むなじむ
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to adapt oneself to; to become attached to
感染症かんせんしょう
infectious disease; infection
染色体せんしょくたい
chromosome
お馴染みおなじみ
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); favourite; favorite
新型コロナウイルス感染症しんがたコロナウイルスかんせんしょう
COVID-19; coronavirus disease 2019
捺染なっせん
(textile) printing
櫨染はじぞめ
yellowish brown color (colour)
桾染ふしぞめ
brushwood color
一斤染いっこんぞめ
light pink
汚染菌おせんきん
contaminant
汚染源おせんげん
source of pollution

Additional Examples

彼は初めは新居に馴染めなかった。
At first he didn't take kindly to his new house.tatoeba
彼は一人ぼっちになって寒さが骨に染みた。
He became alone in the world and was chilled to the bone.tatoeba
彼は悪に染まってしまった。
He has taken on bad ways.tatoeba
彼は悪に染まった生活を送った。
He led a life of vice.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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