JLPT N2 · 16 strokes
Kanji 濃: "concentrated, thick, dark"
The kanji 濃 means "concentrated, thick, dark, undiluted". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ノウ in on'yomi and こ.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ノウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
こ.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | concentrated, thick, dark, undiluted |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1200 of 2,501 |
Common words with 濃
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 濃いdeep (colour); dark · strong (flavour, smell, etc.)
- 濃厚rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy; thick (soup, makeup, etc.) · probable; (very) likely; strong (suspicion, sense, etc.); pronounced
- 濃密dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep
- 色濃いmarked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
- 濃度concentration; density · cardinality
- 濃紺dark blue
- 美濃Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
- 濃dark (color) · concentrated; thick
- 濃縮concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
- 信濃Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
- 濃霧heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
- 濃淡light and shade; shade (of colour, color) · depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
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