染
dye, color, paint, stain, print
Grade Level
Grade 6
Stroke Count
9 strokes
Radical
木部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
セン
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
そめる, -ぞめ, -ぞめ, そまる, しみる, -じみる, しみ, -しめる
Nanori (Name Reading)
そめ
Common Readings
セン, し…み, し…みる, そ…まる, そ…める
Example Vocabulary
染まる
そまる
to be dyed, to be tinted, to be influenced
染める
そめる
to dye, to color
馴染む
なじむ
to become accustomed to, to blend in with
幼馴染
おさななじみ
childhood friend
頬を染める
ほおをそめる
blush, color one's cheeks
染み
しみ
stain, spot, blemish
馴染み
なじみ
familiarity, acquaintance
感染
かんせん
infection, contagion
染み込む
しみこむ
to soak in, to permeate
染みる
じみる
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