濃
concentrated, thick, dark, undiluted
Readings
On'yomi
- ノウ
Kun'yomi
- こ.い
Nanori
- の
Meaning
濃 centers on high density or intensity: a liquid that is concentrated and undiluted, a color that is dark and thick, or a flavor that is strong and rich.
Most common words using 濃
20 of 83- 濃いこいN4
deep (colour); dark
- 濃厚のうこうN1
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy; thick (soup, makeup, etc.); dense
- 濃度のうどN2
concentration; density
- 濃縮のうしゅくN1
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
- 信濃しなの
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
- 濃密のうみつ
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy; detailed (description); close (relationship); intimate
- 美濃みの
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
- 濃いめこいめ
strongish; somewhat strong
- 濃淡のうたん
light and shade; shade (of colour, color)
- 濃紺のうこん
dark blue
- 濃霧のうむ
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
- 色濃いいろこい
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
- 濃い口こいくち
rich (taste); dark-coloured; thick; heavy
- 濃緑こみどり
dark green; deep green
- ウラン濃縮ウランのうしゅく
uranium enrichment
- 中濃ソースちゅうのうソース
chūnō sauce; semi-sweet sauce made from fruit and vegetables
- 低濃度ていのうど
low concentration
- 信濃胡桃しなのぐるみ
common walnut (Juglans regia); Persian walnut; English walnut
- 信濃金梅しなのきんばい
Trollius riederianus var. japonicus (Japanese variety of the Kamchatka globeflower, Trollius riederianus)
- 信濃頬髭蝙蝠しなのほおひげこうもり
Shinano whiskered bat (Myotis ikonnikovi hosonoi); Hosono's myotis
Study
Etymology
濃 combines 氵 (water) with 農, which likely contributes the sound ノウ and the idea of richness or thickness, as in a concentrated liquid.
Meaning mnemonic
The water radical 氵 beside 農 suggests a liquid that has been reduced or enriched, like a thick, dark, concentrated broth.
Reading mnemonic
For ノウ, imagine a concentrated soup so thick you can almost say 'no' to adding more water: 'No' -> ノウ, the soup stays undiluted.