JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 14

染 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

dye; become stained

On
センsen ゼンzen
Kun
しみshimi しみるshimiru そめるsomeru そまるsomaru ぞめzome じみるjimiru しめるshimeru

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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染9 strokes

How to write 染: stroke order

染 has 9 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

染 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 染 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 染

The parts 染 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 氵 (水)

    water

  • 九

    nine

  • 木

    tree; wood

    Radical

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 14