漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
紺: dark blue, navy
JLPT N111 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
糸 carries the meaning · 甘 gives the sound
11 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
コンkon · on'yomi · in compounds
- 紺こんnavy blue; deep blue
- 濃紺のうこん
- 紫紺しこんdark purple; bluish purple
- 紺碧こんぺきdeep blue; azure
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 紺屋こうやdyer
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Everything is connected! This radical represents the invisible threads that tie us together—our relationships, the fine "silk" of our words, and the intricate weaving of our personal histories.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
The 甘 sound family doesn't share one reading.
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side紺 dark blue · 甘
vs索 cord · 十 + 冖In ChineseSimplified 绀 · traditional, as in Japanese · gàn
Japan keeps the traditional form 紺; mainland China simplifies it to 绀.
- Simplified
- 绀 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 紺 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin gàn most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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