染 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「木」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「木」
- On
- セン
- Kun
- そ(める)・そ(まる)・し(みる)
- Meaning
- to dye; stain; be infected
Origin
氵 "water" with 木 "tree" and 九 "again and again"; dipping cloth repeatedly in plant dye — "to dye."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| セン | 染色・染料・汚染 |
|---|---|
| そめる | 染める・染め物 |
| そまる | 染まる |
| しみる | 染みる・油染みる |
| しみ | 染み・染み抜き |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 染料せんりょう
dyestuff
- 伝染でんせん
contagion
Example
白い布を青く染めた。
I dyed the white cloth blue.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)