dye; dyestuff; coloring agent
General term for substances used to color textiles, food, hair, etc. Often used in industrial and everyday contexts.
この染料は水に溶けやすい。
This dye dissolves easily in water.
天然染料で布を染めた。
I dyed the cloth with natural dye.
染料 is a dye used mainly for coloring textiles or materials, whereas 着色料 usually refers to additives used in food or manufactured goods.
染料 is the physical dye substance used to color things, while 染色 is the act or process of dyeing itself.
azo dye
ice dye; ice color; insoluble azo dye cooled with ice during dyeing
natural dye
ice color; insoluble azo dye
fluorescent dye
Compound of 染 (sen, 'to dye') and 料 (ryō, 'material'). The reading is on'yomi.
aniline dye
naphthol dye; azoic dye; ice color