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Kanji Detail for 彩 - "coloring"

彩

  • Meaning

    彩 means "coloring." Also associated with appearance.

    1. To color - To add color; to combine colors; to decorate with colors.

    2. Coloring - Pattern; design; color scheme.

    3. Appearance - Figure; state; manner.

  • Words using 彩

    • 多彩 たさい Listen colourful; colorful; multicoloured
    • 色彩 しきさい Listen colour; color; hue
    • 油彩 ゆさい Listen oil painting
    • 精彩 せいさい Listen brilliance; luster; lustre
    • 彩り いろどり Listen coloring; colouring; coloration
    • 彩色 さいしき Listen colouring; coloring; colouration
    • 水彩画 すいさいが Listen watercolor painting; watercolour painting

  • Four-character idioms with 彩

    • 光彩陸離 こうさいりくり Listen dazzling; brilliant

  • Tattoo check: 彩

    • Verified meaning: coloring
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あかり, あや, あやか, あやね)
    • Also carries these associations: appearance

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 彩

    Given names 彩(あかり)Listen 彩(あや)Listen 彩(あやか)Listen 彩(あやね)Listen 彩(あやの)Listen 彩(あやみ)Listen 彩(いろ)Listen 彩(いろどり)Listen 彩(いろは)Listen 彩(いろり)Listen 彩(かざり)Listen

    Surnames 彩(いろえ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    coloring; paint; makeup

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    hue, color; variegated colors

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    color, hue; prize; brilliant; variegated

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Splendor. Commonly written as 采. | Meaning of glory. In games and competitions, winning or losing determines honor, so winning is called 得彩. Later, gambling was called 彩. Such as 彩票 (lottery).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sai(サイ) サイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    irodo.ru(いろど-る) いろど-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    彡 (sanzukuri)

  • Related Keywords

    coloring appearance color to paint hue tint shade brilliance chromatic decoration dye pigment spectrum vibrant vivid

Sentences including 彩

  • I like the picture painted in water colors.

  • He cut a brilliant figure.

  • He made a figure in his school days.

  • Tom wore a camouflage jacket.

  • This adds color to his speech.

  • He seems really depressed and lifeless today. I wonder what took the wind out of his sails.

  • Most of the soldiers were wearing camo.

  • Reality without humor would be monotonous.

  • The male peacock has colorful tail feathers.

  • There was a great variety of dishes on the menu.

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