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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
JōyōGrade 6
  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

Radicals and components

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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
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
染物そめもの
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
藍染あいぞめ
Traditional Japanese indigo dyeing.
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

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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