Kanji

彩

Meaning

coloring paint and makeup

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • いろどる

On'yomi

  • しき さい colour
  • た さい colourful
  • さい しき colouring

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/11

Component Analysis

彩
coloring, paint, makeup
いろど.る, サイ
采
dice, form, appearance...
と.る, いろどり, サイ
爫
claw radical (no. 87)
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク
彡
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン, セン
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ

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