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色彩 (しきさい, shikisai) Japanese meaning: color | Kotomora

色しき彩さい

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Common word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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color; hue; tints

General term for color, often used in artistic, descriptive, or technical contexts. Can refer to a single hue or the overall coloring of something.

この絵えは色しき彩さいがとても鮮あざやかだ。

This painting has very vivid colors.

色しき彩さいの組くみ合あわせを考かんがえるのが好すきです。

I like thinking about color combinations.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が色しき彩さいを帯おびるfor something to take on a certain hue or overtone
この発はつ言げんは政せい治じ的てきな色しき彩さいを帯おびている。
This remark carries political overtones.
色しき彩さいに富とむto be rich in color
この絵かい画がは色しき彩さいに富とんでいる。
This painting is rich in color.
〈物もの〉の色しき彩さいを変かえるto change the coloring of something
秋あきになると木き々ぎは色しき彩さいを変かえる。
When autumn comes, the trees change their coloring.

Kanji

色color
彩coloring, paint, makeup

Related words· 7

色いろN5
色 is the everyday, concrete word for a color, while 色彩 is a more formal or artistic term for hue and overall coloring.
色しき調ちょう
色調 focuses on the tone or shade of a color (e.g. bright vs. muted), while 色彩 refers more broadly to the color or coloring itself.
彩いろどり
彩り is a softer, more literary word for a pleasing combination or variety of colors, while 色彩 is used in more technical or descriptive contexts.
カラー
カラー is a loanword often used in compound terms like カラーテレビ, whereas 色彩 is the native, more abstract word for color.

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カラーN2
色彩 is a formal, technical term for coloring or color tones used in art and design writing, while カラー is the everyday loanword for color.
色いろ使づかいN2
色彩 refers to color or coloring itself as a quality, while 色使い refers specifically to how colors are chosen and combined in a piece of work.
色いろ合あい
色彩 refers to coloring or color scheme as a whole, whereas 色合い zooms in on the particular tint or nuance of that coloring.

Don't confuse with

彩さい色しき
彩色 (the same kanji reversed) means the act of coloring or painting something, while 色彩 refers to the color or hue itself.

Word family

色しき彩さい感かん覚かく
sense of color; color perception
色しき彩さい設せっ計けい
color scheme; color design
色しき彩さい調ちょう節せつ
color control; colour control
色しき彩さい豊

Etymology

Compound of 色 (color) and 彩 (coloring, hue). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally expresses the concept of coloration.

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colourful; rich in colour