染 - JLPT N2 Kanji | GyanMirai

JLPT N2

染

dye; stain

Item 43 of 481 | 9 strokes | Radical: 氵 (water), 九 (nine), 木 (tree)

Readings

On'yomiセン

Kun'yomiそ.める、し.みる

Mnemonic

To DYE (染) something, you use WATER (氵) and NINE (九) types of TREE (木) bark.

Example Words

染める (そめる) to dye

汚染 (おせん) pollution, contamination

染みる (しみる) to pierce, to soak in

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