紺

navy blue; dark blue; navy

11 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1825.

Readings

• コン (on reading): 紺色 (こんいろ) deep blue; 紺 (こん) navy blue

Components

• 糸
• 甘
• 小 radical small
• 幺 radical short thread
• 甘 radical sweet
• 糸 radical thread

Words using 紺

• 紺色 (こんいろ) deep blue
• 紺 (こん) navy blue
• 紺綬褒章 (こんじゅほうしょう) Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon
• 濃紺 (のうこん) dark blue
• 紺屋 (こんや) dyer
• 紺屋の白袴 (こうやのしろばかま) the shoemaker's children go barefoot
• 紺珠 (かんじゅ) dark blue gem allowing one to recall memories when stroked with one's hand (allegedly possessed by Zhang Yue)

21 words in all.

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