紺
紺 — Dark blue
dark blue, navy
On’yomiコン (kon)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (11 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 紺
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紺 | こん kon | navy blue; deep blue |
| 紺屋 | こうや kouya | dyer |
| 濃紺 | のうこん noukon | dark blue |
| 紫紺 | しこん shikon | dark purple; bluish purple |
| 紺碧 | こんぺき konpeki | deep blue; azure |
Study notes
紺 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1825 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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