漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

4Junior high level11 strokesRadical
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サイ
Kun
いろど.る
Meaning
colour; tint

Origin

ORIGIN

彡 "pattern" with 采: taking colour to make a pattern — to colour, to tint.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

サイ彩色・色彩・淡彩
いろどる彩る・彩り

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 彩色さいしょく

    colouring

  • 色彩しきさい

    colour; hue

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

夕日が空を彩っている。

The setting sun is colouring the sky.

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