染 Kanji – dye
The Japanese kanji 染 can mean dye, color, paint, stain, print.
Meaning and Readings
How is 染 read?
染 has the onyomi reading セン and the kunyomi readings そめる, -ぞめ, -ぞめ, そまる, しみる, -じみる, しみ, -しめる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sen, someru, zome, somaru, shimiru, jimiru, shimi, shimeru.
Common Japanese Words Using 染
These common Japanese words contain 染. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 汚染（おせん） — pollution, contamination
- 感染（かんせん） — infection, contagion, becoming infected
- 染まる（そまる） — to be dyed
- 染み（しみ） — stain, spot, smudge, blot, smear, blotch
- 染みる（しみる） — to pierce, to penetrate, to soak in, to permeate
- 染める（そめる） — to dye, to colour, to color
- 染色（せんしょく） — dyeing
- 伝染（でんせん） — contagion, infection
- 伝染病（でんせんびょう） — contagious disease, communicable disease, transmissible disease, infectious disease, epidemic
- 馴染む（なじむ） — to become familiar with, to get used to, to become accustomed to, to adapt oneself to, to become attached to, to become friendly with