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Readings

Kana: キン、すみれ
Romaji: kin, sumire
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

the violet

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  140
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-8
Korean Reading:  geun
Chinese Reading:  jin3
Unicode:  83eb
JIS:  6841

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3972
New Nelson Index: 5086
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k8.1
Four Corner Index: 4410.4
Japanese Names Index: 1453
Daikanwanjiten Index: 31207X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0708
Remembering the kanji Index: 2099
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1485
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2001
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2239
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2877

Words

(すみれ、スミレ)
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
すみれ色 (すみれいろ)
violet (colour)
スミレ科 (スミレか、すみれか)
Violaceae; violet family of plants
菫青石 (きんせいせき)
cordierite
三色スミレ (さんしきスミレ、さんしょくスミレ、さんしきすみれ、さんしょくすみれ)
heartsease (wild pansy, Viola tricolor)
アフリカ菫 (アフリカすみれ、アフリカスミレ)
African violet
匂菫 (においすみれ、ニオイスミレ)
sweet violet (Viola odorata)
菫草 (すみれぐさ)
Fuji dawn (species of violet, Viola mandshurica)
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