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色
JLPT N4 SL2 6 strokes Frequency: #621

Meanings

Color

Radicals

色

Decomposition

⿱⺈巴

Etymology

Ideographic: What a person ⺈ desires 巴

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 6

Stroke Order

1 diagonal right-to-left
2 corner top-to-bottom
3 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
4 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
5 horizontal bottom-to-top
6 curve bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
γ‚·γ‚­ shiki
ショク shoku
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
いろ iro

Words Using This Kanji

719 words total
Other (20 words)
ι›ͺ景色 ゆきげしき

snow scene

ζŸ“θ‰²δ½“εœ°ε›³ γ›γ‚“γ—γ‚‡γγŸγ„γ‘γš

chromosome map

ζŸ“θ‰²δ½“ γ›γ‚“γ—γ‚‡γγŸγ„

chromosome

ζŸ“θ‰²δ½“η•°εΈΈ γ›γ‚“γ—γ‚‡γγŸγ„γ„γ˜γ‚‡γ†

chromosomal abnormality

ζŸ“γ‚θ‰² そめいろ

dyed color

ぢどう色 ぢどういろ

dark purple

き぀ね色 き぀ねいろ

light brown

気色ばむ けしきばむ

to grow angry

色γ₯く いろγ₯く

to change color (of leaves in autumn)

色めき立぀ γ„γ‚γ‚γγŸγ€

to become excited

ζš–γ‹γ„θ‰² γ‚γŸγŸγ‹γ„γ„γ‚

warm color

色を呗る いろをぬる

to daub

θ‰²γ‚’δ»˜γ‘γ‚‹ いろを぀ける

to shade an account

色を倱う いろをうしγͺう

to turn pale

薄い色 うすいいろ

light color

薄紫色 うすむらさきいろ

orchid

θͺ‡θ‰² こしょく

proud countenance

色沒 γ—γγŸγ

luster and color

深紅色 しんこうしょく

scarlet

黄色い声 γγ„γ‚γ„γ“γˆ

shrill voice (esp. of women and children)