Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 染


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Meaning

dye, color, stain, paint, soak

Pronunciation

SEN
somaru/meru, shimiru

Explanation

Top: water , nine , bottom: tree

Mnemonic

You need water (= liquid) in 9 (colors, namely the 7 colors of the rainbow + black/white), obtained from trees, to dye with it.

Radicals

water(The radical sanzui is a short form of water )
nine
tree
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Vocabulary

伝染 でんせん contagion
感染 かんせん infection, contagion, epidemic
染まる そまる to dye
染みる しみる to have a touch of, to look like
染める そめる to dye, to colour
汚染 おせん pollution, contamination

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