Translation guide
The ability to perceive, appreciate, or use color effectively. In Japanese, this concept is expressed through nouns and phrases related to color sense, taste, or discrimination.
Describing someone's natural or developed ability to see and understand colors, often in art, design, or fashion.
The most direct and common translation for 'sense of colour'. It refers to one's sensitivity to and understanding of color.
彼女は色彩感覚が優れている。
She has an excellent sense of colour.
色彩感覚を磨くには、多くの絵を見ることだ。
To develop your sense of colour, look at many paintings.
A shorter, more casual term for color sense, often used in everyday conversation or informal contexts.
あのデザイナーは色感がいいね。
That designer has a good sense of colour, doesn't he?
Uses the loanword 'sense' and is common in fashion or design contexts. Implies a stylish or trendy color sense.
彼は色のセンスが抜群だ。
He has an outstanding sense of colour.
Referring to the physiological ability to tell colors apart, often in contexts like color blindness or visual acuity.
Refers specifically to color vision or the ability to perceive colors. Used in medical or scientific contexts.
色覚異常があると、特定の色の区別が難しい。
If you have color vision deficiency, it's hard to distinguish certain colors.
A more descriptive phrase meaning 'ability to distinguish colors'. Used in formal or explanatory contexts.
このテストは色を識別する能力を調べます。
This test examines your ability to distinguish colors.
Describing a person's knack for combining colors harmoniously, often in interior design, fashion, or art.
Specifically refers to the sense of color combination or coordination. Very common in design and fashion.
彼女の部屋は配色のセンスが光っている。
Her room shows a great sense of colour coordination.
Also used in this context, as it broadly covers aesthetic color sense.
インテリアには色彩感覚が必要だ。
Interior design requires a sense of colour.
色彩感覚 (shikisai kankaku) is about aesthetic appreciation and sensitivity to color, while 色覚 (shikikaku) is the physiological ability to perceive color. Use 色彩感覚 for artistic sense, and 色覚 for vision tests or medical contexts.
彼は色彩感覚に優れているが、色覚に問題はない。
He has an excellent sense of colour, but no problems with color vision.