Memory phrase for the Kanji: 染


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Meaning

dye, color, stain, paint, soak

Pronunciation

SEN
somaru/meru, shimiru

Explanation

Top: water , nine , bottom: tree

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

waterThe radical sanzui is a short form of water
nine
tree
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Vocabulary

 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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