染

Meaning

染 centers on applying color to something so it soaks in: dyeing fabric, painting a surface, staining an object, or printing with ink. The idea is always about color penetrating and changing the material.

• 感染かんせん
  N2

  infection; contagion; becoming infected

• 汚染おせん
  N3

  pollution; contamination

• 染みしみ
  N3

  stain; spot; smudge; blot; smear; blotch

• 染めそめ

  dyeing; printing

• 馴染みなじみ

  familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance

• 染まるそまる
  N1

  to be dyed

• お馴染みおなじみ

  familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); favourite; favorite

• 染色せんしょく
  N1

  dyeing

• 伝染でんせん
  N2

  contagion; infection

• 馴染むなじむ
  N2

  to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to adapt oneself to; to become attached to; to become friendly with

• 染めるそめる
  N2

  to dye; to colour; to color

• 染みるしみる
  N2

  to soak (into); to permeate; to seep (in); to penetrate; to pierce

• 染料せんりょう

  dye; dyestuff; coloring agent

• 染井吉野そめいよしの

  Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)

• 愛染あいぜん

  being drawn to something one loves; amorous passion

• 藍染めあいぞめ

  indigo dye

• 染織せんしょく

  dyeing and weaving

• 血染めちぞめ

  bloodstained

• 白髪染めしらがぞめ

  hair dye (for graying hair)

• 染み渡るしみわたる

  to penetrate; to pervade; to spread

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