彩あやなす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

decorate with many colors; create a beautiful variegated pattern

Only when written 彩なす / 綾なす

Used for adding vivid colors or creating intricate, colorful designs, often in literary or poetic contexts.

• 庭にわの花はな々ばなが春はるの庭にわを彩あやなしている。

  The garden flowers are decorating the spring garden with many colors.

• 彼かの女じょは布ぬのを彩あやなして美うつくしい模も様ようを作つくり出だした。

  She decorated the cloth with colors and created a beautiful pattern.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

manipulate skillfully

Rare, literary use for handling something with dexterity or cunning; often implies a delicate or artful control.

• 彼かれは人にん形ぎょうをあやなすように操あやつった。

  He manipulated the puppet skillfully.