The Kanji Map

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1825 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: dark blue, navy

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: コン

Composition: 糸甘

紺

Radical: 糸

Meaning: silk

Reading: いと

Frequency: 823

Alternative forms:

(

)糹

紺（コン） navy blue, deep blue

紺屋（コウヤ） dyer

紫紺（シコン） dark purple, bluish purple

茄子紺（ナスコン） dusky purple, dark purple, eggplant color