色
色 - 1. color; coloring E.g.: 色彩 (color), 染色 (dyeing) 2. character; feature; aspect E.g.: 異色 (unique), 特色 (characteristic) 3. facial expression; looks; appearance E.g.: 顔色 (complexion), 才色 (talent and beauty) 4. in Buddhism, all things that have form E.g.: 色界 (the realm of form) 5. sexual desire; sensual passion E.g.: 色情 (sexual desire), 好色 (lewdness)
色 (いろ) — color; coloring<br>E. character; feature; aspect<br>E. facial expression; looks; appearance<br>E. in Buddhism, all things that have form<br>E. sexual desire; sensual passion<br>E.
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Kunyomi
いろ
Onyomi
ショク;シキ
Strokes
6
JLPT
N4
Frequency 
#621/2500
Composition
巴 ⺈
Meaning
- color; coloring
E. character; feature; aspect
E. facial expression; looks; appearance
E. in Buddhism, all things that have form
E. sexual desire; sensual passion
E.
Tip
- the comma (巴) i
Examples of classification by reading method
Kunyomi
Onyomi
ショク
Example
色即是空
shikisokuzekuu
、
,
空即是色
kuusokuzeshiki
。
.
Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.
色
iro
は
ha
何色
nanshoku
ありますか
arimasuka
。
.
How many colours are there?
色盲
shikimou
です
desu
。
.
I'm color-blind.
色
iro
っぽい
ppoi
女性
josei
。
.
She is a fox.
色々
iroiro
ありがとう
arigatou
。
.
Thanks for everything.
色気
iroke
より
yori
食
ku
い
i
気
ke
。
.
Fair words fill not the belly.
色盲
shikimou
のために
notameni
、
,
色彩
shikisai
の
no
区別
kubetsu
ができない
gadekinai
人
hito
もいる
moiru
。
.
Some people are color blind; they cannot tell one color from another.
色
iro
の
no
上
a
がりがよい
garigayoi
。
.
The color has come out well.
色
iro
や
ya
形
katachi
が
ga
識別
shikibetsu
できる
dekiru
。
.
He identifies colors and shapes.
色
iro
が
ga
濃
ko
く
ku
塗
mami
れている
reteiru
。
.
The color is thickly laid on.
色違
irochiga
いはありませんか
ihaarimasenka
。
.
Do you have this in any other colors?
色
iro
がうまく
gaumaku
調合
chougou
しない
shinai
。
.
The colors don't mingle well.
