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染

JLPT N1 SL6 9 strokes Frequency: #837

Meanings

Dye, Color, Paint, Stain, Print

Radicals

木

Decomposition

⿱氿木

Etymology

Ideographic: Water 氵 and wine 九 mixed in a wooden 木 bowl

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 9

Stroke Order

1 dot right-to-left

2 dot bottom-to-top

3 rising bottom-to-top

4 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left

5 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

6 horizontal bottom-to-top

7 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

8 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left

9 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

セン sen

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

し shi

そ so

Words Using This Kanji

242 words total

Other (20 words)

stencil dyeing

reinfection

to be dyed

to dye

dyeing

to pierce

to dye (in patterns)

dyes

stain

to dye

writing

to soak into

to dye in different colors (colours)

to soak through

dyeing and weaving

air pollution

direct infection

iron staining

virus

infection

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