JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 彩: "coloring, paint, makeup"
The kanji 彩 means "coloring, paint, makeup". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read サイ in on'yomi and いろど.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いろど.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | coloring, paint, makeup |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1251 of 2,501 |
Common words with 彩
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 彩るto colour; to color; to paint · to apply make-up
- 色彩colour; color; hue; tints
- 彩りcoloring; colouring; coloration; colouration · color scheme; colour scheme; coordination (of colour)
- 迷彩camouflage; disguise
- 多彩colourful; colorful; multicoloured; multicolored · various; varied; variegated; diverse
- 極彩色richly colored; richly coloured
- 精彩brilliance; luster; lustre; colorfulness · vividness; life
- 虹彩iris
- 異彩を放つto be conspicuous; to stand out
- 彩色colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration
- 光彩brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre
- 迷彩服camouflage clothing; camouflage uniform
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