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彩 — colouring; paint

彩 means “colouring; paint”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: サイ (sai). Kun'yomi: いろど(る) (irodoru). You'll see it in words such as 彩り (irodori, “coloring; coloration”).

彩
Stroke order of 彩
Meaning
colouring; paint
On'yomi
サイ (sai)
Kun'yomi
いろど(る) (irodoru)
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N1 · set Colours & light

How to remember 彩

Sounds like 采: both read サイ.

Parts: 采 dice · 彡 hair

Words with 彩

WordReadingMeaning
彩りいろどり irodori kuncoloring; coloration
彩るいろどる irodoru kunto colour; to paint

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