紺 — readings, stroke count and radical

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menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. （コン）深みのある青。紺色。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

brushOrigin of the character

形声。「糸」 + 音符「甘」。「こんいろ」を意味する漢語｛紺｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

dark blue, navy

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• コンJHS

Other languages

• 拼音gan4
• 한글gam
• Hán-ViệtCám

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infoBasics

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

糸(いと)

JIS level

Level 1

JLPT (old scale)

Level 1

Unicode

U+7D3A

grid_viewComponents

• 小しょう
• 幺よう
• 甘かん
• 糸いと

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰糸甘

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 紺こん（コン）深みのある青。紺色。navy blue, deep blue
• 紺屋こうや染物屋。もとは藍染を言ったが後に染物全般を言う。dyer
• 紺碧こんぺきやや黒みがかった青。晴天快晴の空の色を形容するのにしばしば用いられる。deep blue, azure
• 紺色こんいろ寒色のひとつ。深みのある青色。deep blue, navy blue
• 紺青こんじょう硫酸イオンや鉄イオンを含む無機物を用いて作られる、濃い青色の顔料。また、その色。Prussian blue, deep blue, dark blue, ultramarine
• 紺地こんじdark blue ground, dark blue cloth
• 紺絣こんがすりdark blue cloth with white splash patterns
• 紺ソこんソnavy-blue socks
• 紺珠かんじゅdark blue gem allowing one to recall memories when stroked with one's hand (allegedly possessed by Zhang Yue)
• 紺ソクこんソクnavy-blue socks
• 紺四郎こんしろうconsul
• 紺青鬼こんじょうきnavy blue demon residing in hell
• 紺青色こんじょういろPrussian blue, deep blue, dark blue, ultramarine
• 紺ブレこんブレdeep blue blazer, navy blue blazer
• 紺ハイソこんハイソnavy-blue knee socks
• 紺綬褒章こんじゅほうしょうMedal with Dark Blue Ribbon
• 紺屋の白袴こうやのしろばかま他人に手を回しすぎて自分には手が回らないこと。the shoemaker's children go barefoot, specialists often fail to apply their skills to themselves

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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• 柑One part differs
• 玵One part differs
• 甜One part differs
• 蚶One part differs
• 酣One part differs
• 鉗One part differs
• 𧮳One part differs

Selected automatically by comparing composition (IDS). “Same composition” means the parts and their arrangement match.

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infoLookup codes

SKIP

1-6-5

Four Corner

2497.0

Spahn–Hadamitzky

6a5.5

Heisig

1895

Nelson

3517