# 染 dye

(waterleft) + 九 (the number 9) + 木 (tree)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes

## Onyomi

SEN |

## Mnemonic

| SEND the artists to dye 9 trees with liquid dye!

## Kunyomi

しみ | a stain (usually used like this : しみをかける） ★★★☆☆
( を ) そ＊める | to dye one's hair ★☆☆☆☆
( が ) そ＊まる | to be dyed, colored, stained ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

汚染(おせん) | pollution/contamination ★★☆☆☆ 汚 (dirty) + 染 (dye) = 汚染 (pollution/contamination) pollution OR contamination. (BOOBOO : If you want to say "environmental pollution," you have to use 汚染、　not 公害。)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
染 | dye | TREE | 木
塗 | paint | EARTH | 土

paint, dye The TREE's bark contains dye.
When it rains, it drips down and paints the EARTH around the tree.

## Synonyms

pollution 汚染 公害