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Kanji Detail for 濃 - "thick, dense, rich"

濃

  • Meaning

    濃 means "thick, dense, rich."

    1. Thick - Dense; rich in color or taste; high density.

    2. Mino - Abbreviation for "Province of Mino."

  • Words using 濃

    • 濃度 のうど Listen concentration; density; cardinality
    • 濃厚 のうこう Listen rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy
    • 濃縮 のうしゅく Listen concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
    • 濃淡 のうたん Listen light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor)
    • 濃い こい Listen deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.)

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    • Verified meaning: thick, dense, rich
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あつし, のう, のうざき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 濃

    Given names 濃(あつし)Listen 濃(のう)Listen

    Surnames 濃(のうざき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    concentrated; thick; dark; undiluted

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    thick, strong, concentrated

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    concentrated, dense, strong, thick

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Thick. The opposite of 淡 (light). Also written as 醲.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    noh(ノウ) ノウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    koi(こい) こい

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    thick dense rich mino intense concentrated strong dark deep heavy potent robust full-bodied opaque flavorful pungent

Sentences including 濃

  • I like dark red better.

  • My father likes strong coffee.

  • The heavy fog made it impossible for us to see anything in front of us.

  • No other river is longer than the shinano.

  • The shinano is longer than any other river in japan.

  • I like my coffee strong.

  • I like dark red better.

  • Why do you like coffee strong?

  • He always takes his coffee strong.

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