# 紺 — navy blue

紺 means “navy blue”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: コン (kon). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 紺 (kon, “navy blue; deep blue”).

- Meaning: navy blue
- On'yomi: コン (kon)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Colours & light

## How to remember 紺

Parts: 糸 thread · 甘 sweet

## Words with 紺

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 紺 | こん (kon) | navy blue; deep blue |

## Don't confuse it with

[紙](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/paper/) · [終](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/end/) · [細](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thin/) · [絶](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sever/)

## More in the “Colours & light” set

[彩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/colouring/) · [丹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cinnabar/) · [玄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mysterious/) · [紫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/purple/) · [朱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vermilion/) · [紺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/navy-blue/) · [藍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/indigo/) · [褐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/brown/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/navy-blue/. Last updated 2026-11-01.