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紺
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绀
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dark blue

HSK 10 N1
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gàn
コン
감
Components
糹 silk+ 甘 sweet =
紺 dark blue
糹 Meaning component
mì
silk
silk
甘 Phonetic component
gān sweet
sweetness
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Notes
Similar Characters
总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紀 epoch (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)紙 paper (trad/jp)級 rank (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
绀
Regular
Modern
Chinese
绀 / 紺 [gàn]
violet or purple
Japanese
紺 こん 同音
nounadj-no navy blue; deep blue
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
医者は紺のスーツの上に白衣を着ていた。
The doctor was wearing a white coat over a blue suit.
Japanese Names
紺 こん
Kon female given namesurname
紺 こんさき
Konsaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (1)
发绀 [fā​gàn] #42,893
cyanosis (blue skin due to lack of oxygen in blood)
JAPANESE WORDS (19)
紺色 [こんいろ] #13,518
deep blue
⭐ 濃紺 [のうこん] #24,362
dark blue
紺碧 [こんぺき] #36,814
deep blue
紫紺 [しこん] #39,032
dark purple
紺青 [こんじょう] #67,009
Prussian blue
紺地 [こんじ] #71,522
dark blue ground
⭐ 紺屋 [こうや] #88,950
dyer
紺絣 [こんがすり] #103,807
dark blue cloth with white splash patterns
紺青色 [こんじょういろ] #118,938
Prussian blue
茄子紺 [なすこん] #151,794
dusky purple
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