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濃

concentrated
Stroke count: 16

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8
  1. deep (colour)
  2. dark
  3. strong (flavour, smell, etc.)
  4. thick (consistency)
  5. dense

Popular Usage

濃い

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · agriculture · bend · sign of the dragon · cliff (厂) · two (二) · hairpin · safety-pin

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2171

Compound words

濃いこい
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense
濃厚のうこう
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy; thick (soup, makeup, etc.); dense
濃紺のうこん
dark blue
濃縮のうしゅく
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
濃淡のうたん
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
濃度のうど
concentration; density; cardinality
濃霧のうむ
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
濃醇のうじゅん
rich and strong (esp. sake)
塩濃度えんのうど
salt concentration
濃やかこまやか
tender
濃褐色のうかっしょく
dark brown
濃青色のうせいしょく
dark blue
濃緑色のうりょくしょく
dark green
脂っ濃いあぶらっこい
greasy
濃縮還元のうしゅくかんげん
(of juice, etc.) "from concentrate"
濃淡画像のうたんがぞう
grayscale image
油っ濃いあぶらっこい
greasy

Additional Examples

濃霧の為彼の前を歩いて行く男の姿がやがて見えなくなった。
The fog soon blurred out the figure of a man walking in front of him.tatoeba
濃霧のため飛ぶのは危険だ。
It is dangerous to fly in this heavy fog.tatoeba
香りが高く、味が濃い酒。
Sake with strong fragrance and much flavorwiki

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 濃

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