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彩光 (さいこう, saikou) Japanese meaning: coloured light | Kotomora

彩さい光こう

Meanings

1

coloured light

Refers to light that is intentionally coloured, such as stage lighting, decorative illumination, or artistic light displays.

夜よるの庭てい園えんは彩さい光こうに包つつまれていた。
The garden at night was bathed in coloured light.

Kanji

彩coloring, paint, makeup
光ray, light

Etymology

Compound of 彩 (sai, 'colouring') and 光 (kou, 'light'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is understood as a straightforward combination of its kanji components.