How to say 'Navy' in Japanese | 紺

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The Japanese word for Navy is 'Kon', written as 紺 in Japanese.'Navy' in hiragana is こん.

word

紺

Meaning

Navy

Reading

こん

kon

Kanji

紺Dark blue, Navy

Explanation

The Japanese noun '紺 (こん)' refers to the color 'navy', a deep, dark shade of blue. It is commonly used to describe clothing, fabrics, or other items that are navy-colored. For example: I bought a navy suit「紺のスーツを買いました」(こんのスーツをかいました). The color of the ocean is navy「海の色は紺です」(うみのいろはこんです). This word is often used in fashion and design contexts to specify colors.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

N1

Kanji Grade

8

Frequency

4949

Composition

kanji

Handwriting