Memory phrase for the Kanji: 染

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somaru/meru, shimiru

Top: water 氵, nine 九, bottom: tree 木

You need water (= liquid) in 9 (colors, namely the 7 colors of the rainbow + black/white), obtained from trees, to dye with it.

氵	water	The radical sanzui* 氵 is a short form of water 水*
九	nine
木	tree

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伝染	でんせん	contagion
感染	かんせん	infection, contagion, epidemic
染まる	そまる	to dye
染みる	しみる	to have a touch of, to look like
染める	そめる	to dye, to colour
汚染	おせん	pollution, contamination

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