# 染 — Dye

Frequency rank 554 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 並 (Line Up), less common than 健 (Healthy).

- On’yomi: せん
- Kun’yomi: そ
- Radical: 木 Tree (Kangxi 75)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

A tsunami on the left washes nine things into a tree on the right -- nine colors from a tsunami soaking into a tree dye it permanently.

In words:

- 染まる そまる — to dye
- 染みる しみる — to pierce;to permeate
- 染める そめる — to dye;to colour

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