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Kotomora

濃

concentrated, thick, dark, undiluted

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes16

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

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  • 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

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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.