JLPT N1 · Noun

色彩 (shikisai)

色彩 (しきさい, shikisai) is a Japanese noun meaning “colour; color”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しきさい
Romaji: shikisai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

colour; color; hue; tints · noun

Example sentences

雄のくじゃくは尾の羽毛が色彩豊かである。

The male peacock has colorful tail feathers.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 色彩

色

colorショク・シキ・いろ · 6 strokes

彩

coloring, paint, makeupサイ・いろど.る · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 色彩.

色いろcolour色々いろいろvarious黄色きいろyellow茶色ちゃいろbrown黄色いきいろいyellow景色けしきscenery特色とくしょくcharacteristic灰色はいいろgrey色しょくcounter for colours茶色いちゃいろいlight brown音色ねいろtone color脚色きゃくしょくdramatization (e.g. of a novel)着色ちゃくしょくcolouring

Source: JMdict entry 1357720 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.