“Color” or “Hue” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “色”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “色” means “Complexion”, “Appearance” or “Feeling” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “色”
Jouyou Kanji “色” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 6 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | しょく(shoku) |
| しき(shiki) | |
| Kun-Yomi | いろ(iro) |
| Meanings | Color, Color scheme |
| Complexion, Countenance | |
| Taste, Interest, Appearance, Atmosphere | |
| Lust, Sexual desire | |
| Lover, Mistress, Sweetheart | |
| Tone, Sound | |
| All of the objects of this world (in Buddhism) |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “色”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 色合い(いろあい-i ro a i) | ① Tint, Hue, Tone, Coloring, ② Flavour, Nuance, Feel, Sense, Look |
| 色揚げ(いろあげ-i ro a ge) | Re-dying to restore its original color |
| 色糸(いろいと-i ro i to) | ① Colored thread, ② String of shamisen, Shamisen |
| 色々(いろいろ-i ro i ro) | Various, Many different, Several |
| 色男(いろおとこ-i ro o to ko) | Handsome man, Lady killer |
| 色女(いろおんな-i ro o n na) | Seductive woman, Mistress, Alluring women, Sexy women |
| 色香(いろか-i ro ka) | ① Charms, Allure, Seductiveness, ② Color and scent |
| 色紙(いろがみ-i ro ga mi) | Colored paper |
| 色紙(しきし-shi ki shi) | Square fancy cardboard, used for autographs, poetry etc |
| 色変わり(いろがわり-i ro ga wa ri) | ① Change of color, Discoloration, ② Differently coloured (but otherwise similar) |
| 色気(いろけ-i ro ke) | Seductive charm, Sexual charm, Sex appeal, Glamor, Seductiveness |
| 色消し(いろけし-i ro ke shi) | Achromatism |
| 色恋(いろこい-i ro ko i) | Love affair, Sensual love |
| 色事(いろごと-i ro go to) | Love affair, Sensual pleasures |
| 色好み(いろごのみ-i ro go no mi) | Sensuality, Lechery |
| 色里(いろざと-i ro za to) | Red-light district |
| 色仕掛け(いろじかけ-i ro ji ka ke) | Use of seductive techniques to attain one’s ends, Honey trap |
| 色白(いろじろ-i ro ji ro) | Fair-skinned, Light-complexioned |
| 色刷り(いろずり-i ro zu ri) | Color printing |
| 色付く(いろづく-i ro du ku) | ① To change color (of leaves in autumn), To turn red, To turn yellow, ② To ripen (and change color), ③ To become sexually aware, To reach puberty |
| 色艶(いろつや-i ro tsu ya) | ① Complexion, ② Color and luster, ③ Vividness and color |
| 色直し(いろなおし-i ro na o shi) | Changing one’s clothing (of a bride or groom during a wedding reception) |
| 色文(いろぶみ-i ro bu mi) | Love letter, Billet doux |
| 色目(いろめ-i ro me) | ① Amorous glance, Leer, Ogle, ② Shade of color, Tint, Hue |
| 色眼鏡(いろめがね-i ro me ga ne) | ① Colored glasses, Tinted glasses, Sunglasses, ② Biased view, Preconceived view |
| 色めく(いろめく-i ro me ku) | ① To color, To be tinged, To brighten, ② To grow lively, To become excited, To be stirred, ③ To waver, To show uneasiness, ④ To grow amorous, To get sexy |
| 色物(いろもの-i ro mo no) | ① Colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper etc), ② Variety shows |
| 色焼け(いろやけ-i ro ya ke) | Suntanned |
| 色好い(いろよい-i ro yo i) | (Usu. used prenominally) Favorable, Friendly, Encouraging |
| 色分け(いろわけ-i ro wa ke) | ① Classification by color, Sorting by color, Color-coding, ② Classification, Sorting, Grouping |
| 色を失う(いろをうしなう-i ro wo u shi na u) | To turn pale, To lose color |
| 色を替え品を替える(いろをかえしなをかえる-i ro wo ka e shi na wo ka e ru) | To try different methods, To try the methods this way or another |
| 色を正す(いろをただす-i ro wo ta da su) | ① To change one’s appearance, To become a serious face, ② Becoming a good complexion, To regain one’s vital |
| 色を作る(いろをつくる-i ro wo tsu ku ru) | To create new color by some specific methods |
| 色を付ける(いろをつける-i ro wo tsu ke ru) | ① To paint some color on the surface of thing, ② Showing thanks to someone by adding something, To add something extra |
| 色を成す(いろをなす-i ro wo na su) | Changing complexion and get angry |
| 色界(しきかい-shi ki ka i) | Form realm, A pure material world free from desire (Buddhism) |
| 色覚(しきかく-shi ki ka ku) | Sense of color, Color vision, Color perception |
| 色感(しきかん-shi ki ka n) | ① Feeling which one sense by seeing some color, ② Ability to recognize and distinguish color from other colors |
| 色彩(しきさい-shi ki sa i) | Color, Tone, Hue |
| 色弱(しきじゃく-shi ki ja ku) | Partial color‐blindness, Slight color-blindness |
| 色情(しきじょう-shi ki jo u) | Sexual passion, Sexual desire |
| 色素(しきそ-shi ki so) | Coloring matter, Dye, Pigment, Colorant |
| 色相(しきそう-shi ki so u) | Hue, Color phase |
| 色即是空(しきそくぜくう-shi ki so ku ze ku u) | Form is emptiness, Matter is void, All is vanity, Buddhistic nihilism |
| 色調(しきちょう-shi ki cho u) | Tone, Color tone |
| 色魔(しきま-shi ki ma) | Sex maniac, Sex maniac, Lady killer |
| 色盲(しきもう-shi ki mo u) | Color‐blindness, Achromatopia, Achromatopsia |
| 色欲(しきよく-shi ki yo ku) | Lust, Sexual appetite, Carnal desire |
| 色沢(しょくたく or しきたく-sho ku ta ku (or) shi ki ta ku) | Luster and color |
| 異色(いしょく-i sho ku) | ① Unique, Distinctive, Novel, Singular, Unusual, Special, ② Different color |
| 顔色(がんしょく or かおいろ-ga n sho ku (or) ka o i ro) | ① Color of the face, Complexion, ② Countenance, Expression, One’s face |
| 気色(きしょく or けしき-ki sho ku (or) ke shi ki) | Looks, Countenance, Appearance |
| 脚色(きゃくしょく-kya ku sho ku) | ① Dramatization, ② Embellishment (of the facts), Exaggeration, Dramatization |
| 原色(げんしょく-ge n sho ku) | ① Fundamental color, primary color, ② Pure color, Unmixed color, Striking color, ③ Original color (of a painting etc as opposed to a reproduction) |
| 好色(こうしょく-ko u sho ku) | Lasciviousness, Lechery, Salaciousness, Sensuality, Lewdness |
| 古色(こしょく-ko sho ku) | Antique look, Faded color, Patina |
| 彩色(さいしょく or さいしき-sa i sho ku (or) sa i shi ki) | Coloring, Coloration, Painting |
| 才色(さいしょく-sa i sho ku) | Wit and beauty |
| 潤色(じゅんしょく-ju n sho ku) | Embellishment, Ornamentation, Rhetorical flourishes |
| 染色(せんしょく-se n sho ku) | Dyeing, Staining (a sample), Coloring |
| 天然色(てんねんしょく-te n ne n sho ku) | Natural color, Technicolor |
| 特色(とくしょく-to ku sho ku) | Distinctive feature, Characteristic |
| 変色(へんしょく-he n sho ku) | Discoloration, Color change, Change of color |
| 容色(ようしょく-yo u sho ku) | Looks, Features, Beauty, Personal appearance, Personal beauty, Personal charms |
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