Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1200 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: concentrated, thick, dark, undiluted

Kunyomi: こ.い

Onyomi: ノウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: さんずい

Meaning: water

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

度(のうど)   concentration, brightness

霧(のうむ)   heavy fog

紺(のうこん)   dark blue

淡(のうたん)   light and shade, chiaroscuro

密な(のうみつな)   thick, crowded

厚な(のうこうな)   dense, rich, concentrated

縮する(のうしゅくする)   concentrate

い(こい)   thick, dense, strong

Onyomi Examples

ノウ dark (color), concentrated, thick

ノウコウ rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.), thick, dense, strong, very likely, highly possible, passionate, hot

Kunyomi Examples

こい deep (colour), dark, strong (flavour, smell, etc.), thick (consistency), dense, strong (possibility, etc.), thick (i.e. "as thick as thieves"), close, deep (love, etc.)

い口 こいくち rich (taste), dark-coloured, thick, heavy, dark soy sauce