16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2

concentrated, thick, dark, undiluted

Kun'yomi
  • deep (color) ②strong (flavor, smell, etc.) ③thick (consistency) ④strong (possibility, etc.)
On'yomi
  • ノウ
    dark (color) ②concentrated
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

53.5%
ノウ 42.2%
4.3%

Character Breakdown

concentrated, thick, dark
こ.い ノウ の (7th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
agriculture, farmers
ノウ な の (3rd, N2)
bend, music, melody
キョク ま.がる くま (3rd, N3)
sign of the dragon, 7-9AM, fifth sign of Chinese zodiac
たつ シン とき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

Common Words

deep (color) ②strong (flavor, smell, etc.) ③thick (consistency) ④strong (possibility, etc.)
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.) ②very likely ③passionate
concentration ②cardinality
concentration (e.g. of a solution)
thick ②crowded
high concentration
rich (taste) ②dark soy sauce
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References

Unicode hex code 6FC3
JIS X 0208 1-39-27
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2711
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3349
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 777
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 956
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 535
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 697
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2015
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2171
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1185
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2612
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1503
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 18442
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1681
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 957
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 987
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 709
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1837
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 627
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1256
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2034
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a13.7
Four corner code 3513.2
De Roo Code 365