This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: セン、そ.める、-ぞ.め、-ぞめ、そ.まる、し.みる、-じ.みる、し.み、-し.める
Romaji: sen, so.meru, -zo.me, -zome, so.maru, shi.miru, -ji.miru, shi.mi, -shi.meru
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: そめ
Romaji: some
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Romaji

Meanings

dye, color, paint, stain, print

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  837
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  2-5-4
Korean Reading:  yeom
Chinese Reading:  ran3
Unicode:  67d3
JIS:  4077

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2572
Nelson Index: 2240
New Nelson Index: 2636
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a5.35
Four Corner Index: 3490.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 917
Gakken Index: 1161
Japanese Names Index: 968
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14621
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0263
Remembering the kanji Index: 509
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1426
Kodansha Compact Index: 1058
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 928
Kanji in Context Index: 908
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1640
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2229
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 220
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 548
Essential Kanji Index: 974
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3181
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 364
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 889

Words

染め (そめ)
dyeing; printing
汚染 (おせん)
pollution; contamination
染色 (せんしょく)
staining; stain; dyeing
染める (そめる)
to dye; to colour; to color
染まる (そまる)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained; to be steeped
感染 (かんせん)
infection; contagion
幼なじみ (おさななじみ)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
伝染 (でんせん)
contagion; infection
馴染み (なじみ)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
染料 (せんりょう)
dyes
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