Kanji

染

Meaning

  • dye
  • color
  • paint
  • stain
  • print

Onyomi

  • sen (セン)

Kunyomi

  • someru (そめる)
  • -zome (-ぞめ)
  • -zome (-ぞめ)
  • somaru (そまる)
  • shimiru (しみる)
  • -jimiru (-じみる)
  • shimi (しみ)
  • -shimeru (-しめる)

Examples

染まる
to be colored
somaru
染める
to color, to dye
someru
感染
infection
kansen
汚染
pollution
osen
染みる
to pierce, to penetrate, to soak, to make an impression
shimiru
染み
stain, smudge, smear
shimi