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Kanji Detail for 紺 - "dark blue, navy blue"
紺
- Meaning
紺 means "dark blue, navy blue."
Navy blue - A deep blue with reddish tint.
Indigo - A dark blue color.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
dark blue; navy
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
dark blue or reddish color
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
violet or purple
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
purple, violet
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A deep blue with brown and red. That is, a red-blue color. Commonly called sky blue.
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
none
- Strokes
- Radical
- Related Keywords
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
大抵は頭に護謨製の頭巾を被って、海老茶や紺や藍の色を波間に浮かしていた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
下人は七段ある石段の一番上の段に、洗いざらした紺の襖の尻を据えて、右の頬に出来た、大きな面皰を気にしながら、ぼんやり、雨のふるのを眺めていた。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
下人は、頸をちぢめながら、山吹の汗袗に重ねた、紺の襖の肩を高くして門のまわりを見まわした。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo