カラフル

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Describes something with many bright colors, or figuratively, something lively and varied.

〈場ば所しょ〉をカラフルに彩いろどるto decorate a place colorfully
教きょう室しつをカラフルに彩いろどった。
We decorated the classroom colorfully.
カラフルな色いろ使づかいa colorful use of color (color scheme)
このイラストはカラフルな色いろ使づかいが特とく徴ちょうだ。
This illustration is characterized by its colorful use of color.
カラフルに光ひかるto shine/light up colorfully
イルミネーションがカラフルに光ひかっている。
The illumination lights are shining colorfully.

色いろ鮮あざやか
色鮮やか is a native Japanese word emphasizing vivid, intense colors often seen in nature, while カラフル is a loanword emphasizing a cheerful variety of bright colors.
多た彩さいN2
多彩 often describes variety or richness in a broader, sometimes figurative sense (e.g. varied talents), whereas カラフル refers specifically to visual color.
派は手でN3
派手 describes something showy or flashy, sometimes with a negative nuance of excess, while カラフル neutrally describes many bright colors.

単たん色しょく
単色 means monochrome or single-colored, the direct opposite of カラフル's many colors.
地じ味みN3
地味 describes something plain or subdued in color and style, contrasting with カラフル's bright, lively look.
モノトーン
カラフル describes something full of many bright colors, the opposite of モノトーン's single-color or colorless look.

Borrowed from English 'colorful'.