navy blue

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 紺 has 11 strokes and denotes navy or dark blue.
• Basic usage: 紺 is read こん, and 濃紺 is read のうこん.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Color and depth
  • 紺の上着 means a navy jacket.
  • 濃紺の上着 describes a jacket in a deeper shade of navy.
• The resulting dye color
  • 濃紺に染めた布 means fabric dyed dark navy.
  • に marks the color resulting from dyeing.