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染: dye

dye; stain; soak in
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Readings

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セン
Kun
そめる・そまる・しみる・しみ

せん: 感染(かんせん), 汚染(おせん). 染める(そめる) "dye"; 染み(しみ) "stain".

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Key words

感染かんせんinfection
染めるそめるto dye
染みしみstain
汚染おせんpollution

Example sentences

Colds spread easily from person to person.

My mother dyed her hair brown.

A coffee stain got on my white shirt.

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