Info on the Kanji 色

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Meaning(s)

color

Reading(s)

onyomi SHOKU, SHIKI
kunyomi iro

Other

stroke count 6
grade 2
jlpt level N4
Example words with 色
WordMeaning
しょく
shoku
colour / color / complexion / appearance / look / love / lust / sensuality / love affair / lover / kind / type / variety
いっしょく
isshoku
one color / one colour / one article / same tendency / everyone being caught up in the same thing
ねいろ
neiro
tone color / tone colour / tone quality / timbre / synthesizer patch / synthesiser patch
ひしょく
hi shoku
color of flames / colour of flames
はなしょく
hana shoku
color of a flower / light indigo / light blue
かんしょく
kan shoku
compound color / compound colour
きしょく
kishoku
mood / humor / humour / looks / countenance
きんいろ
kin iro
golden
ぎんいろ
gin iro
silver
そらいろ
sorairo
sky-blue
がつしょく
gatsu shoku
moonlight
こしょく
ko shoku
faded color / faded colour / antique look
ごしき
goshiki
variegated colors / variegated colours / five colors / five colours
こくしょく
kokushoku
black
さんしょく
sanshoku
three colours / three colors / triple run / winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits / triple pung / winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
じしょく
ji shoku
characteristic colour of a pure mineral
なないろ
nanairo
the seven prismatic colors
しゅしょく
shu shoku
predominant color / predominant colour
あきしょく
aki shoku
autumn scenery / fall scenery
しゅっしょく
shusshoku
prominence / excellence
はるしょく
haru shoku
spring scenery
しょくち
shoku chi
being of a different color
しょくみ
shoku mi
shade / tone / tinge / hue / colour / color / tint
しょくち
shoku chi
being of a different color
しょくあく
shoku aku
handsome villain
しょくかい
shoku kai
form realm
いろけ
iroke
colouring / coloring / shade of colour / shade of color / sex appeal / interest in the opposite sex / sensuality / seductiveness / glamor / glamour / sexual passion / romance / poetry / charm / desire / interest / inclination / ambition
しょくこう
shoku kou
checking the colors on a colored proof
いろぐろ
iroguro
swarthy / dark-skinned
しょくこ
shoku ko
kabuki actor who is also a male prostitute
しきし
shikishi
coloured paper / colored paper
しょくこと
shoku koto
love affair / sensual pleasures
しょくおんな
shoku onna
good-looking woman / concubine
いろいろ
iroiro
various / various colors
いろおとこ
irootoko
lover / lady-killer / sexy guy
しょくまち
shoku machi
red-light district
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