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Kanji Detail for 彩 - "color, beauty, pattern"
彩
- Meaning
彩 means "color, beauty, pattern."
To color - To add color; to combine colors; to decorate with colors.
Coloring - Pattern; design; color scheme.
Appearance - Figure; state; manner.
- 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
- Kunyomi
- Strokes
- Radical
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Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
そうしてその上に彩られる大都会の空気が、記憶の復活に伴う強い刺戟と共に、濃く私の心を染め付けた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私が夕飯に呼び出されたのは、それから三十分ばかり経った後の事でしたが、まだ奥さんとお嬢さんの晴着が脱ぎ棄てられたまま、次の室を乱雑に彩っていました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私が夕飯に呼び出されたのは、それから三十分ばかり経った後の事でしたが、まだ奥さんとお嬢さんの晴着が脱ぎ棄てられたまま、次の室を乱雑に彩っていました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha