染 – dye, color, paint

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The kanji 染 means dye, color, paint, stain, print. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セン (sen); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is そ.める、そ.まる、し.みる、し.み (someru, somaru, shimiru, shimi). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 木 (no. 75).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	セン	sen
Kun’yomi	そ.める	someru
Kun’yomi	そ.まる	somaru
Kun’yomi	し.みる	shimiru
Kun’yomi	し.み	shimi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 木 (Kangxi radical 75). Components: 九・汁・木.

Words using 染

汚染おせんpollution伝染でんせんcontagion感染かんせんinfection染まるそまるto be dyed染めるそめるto dye染みるしみるto soak (into)

Example sentences

汚染が地球を傷つけている。

Pollution is damaging our earth.

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我々は病気の伝染をくいとめなければならない。

We should check the spread of the disease.

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「トイレの便座からエイズが感染することってあるの？」「いいえ、ありません」

"Is it possible to catch AIDS from toilet seats?" "No, it isn't."

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Kanji with the same radical

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