彩さい色しき

also: さいしょく

さ

い

し

き

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

coloring; painting; coloration

Refers to the act of adding color to something, such as a painting, illustration, or object. Can be used as a noun or a suru-verb.

子こ供どもたちは絵えに彩さい色しきを施ほどこした。
The children applied coloring to the picture.

白しろ

黒くろ

の

写しゃ

真しん

を

彩さい

色しき

する

技ぎ

術じゅつ

が

進しん

歩ぽ

し

て

いる

。

The technology for colorizing black-and-white photos is advancing.

Written forms

彩色Usage100%
- さいしき
  Standard kanji form; the reading さいしき is the most common.
- さいしょく
  Alternate reading; less common than さいしき.
さいしょく

Kanji

彩coloring, paint, makeup
色color

Similar words

着ちゃく色しょく
着色 is more common for adding color in industrial or practical contexts (e.g., food coloring, dyeing), while 彩色 often implies artistic or decorative coloring.
色いろ付づけ
色付け is a more casual, everyday term for adding color, whereas 彩色 sounds more formal or technical.

Etymology

Compound of 彩 (sai, 'coloring, decoration') and 色 (shiki/shoku, 'color'). The reading さいしき uses the go-on reading for 色, while さいしょく uses the kan-on reading.