濃
濃 — Concentrated
concentrated, thick, dark, undiluted
On’yomiノウ (nou)
Kun’yomiこい (koi)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 濃
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 濃度 | のうど noudo | concentration; density; cardinality |
| 濃厚 | のうこう noukou | rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy |
| 濃縮 | のうしゅく noushuku | concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation |
| 濃い | こい koi | deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.) |
| 濃淡 | のうたん noutan | light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor) |
| 濃密 | のうみつ noumitsu | dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.) |
Study notes
濃 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1200 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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