# 濃 — dense; rich in colour

濃 means “dense; rich in colour”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: ノウ (nou). Kun'yomi: こ(い) (koi). You'll see it in words such as 濃い (koi, “deep; dark”).

- Meaning: dense; rich in colour
- On'yomi: ノウ (nou)
- Kun'yomi: こ(い) (koi)
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Qualities 4

## How to remember 濃

Sounds like 農: both read ノウ.

Parts: 氵 water · 農 farming

## Words with 濃

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 濃い | こい (koi) | deep; dark |

## Don't confuse it with

[農](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/farming/)

## More in the “Qualities 4” set

[仮](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/temporary/) · [純](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/genuine/) · [荒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rough/) · [硬](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/hard/) · [賢](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wise/) · [柔](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pliant/) · [濃](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dense/)

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