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Japanese symbol for “chroma”

Romaji: saido
chroma; chroma saturation; color saturation (colour)

In Japanese, chroma is , read (saido).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n chroma; chroma saturation; color saturation (colour)

Kanji and stroke order

coloring, paint, makeup
on: サイ
kun: いろど.る
11 strokes · JLPT 1
degrees, occurrence, time
on: ド、ト、タク
kun: たび、-た.い
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しきさい shikisaicolour; color; hue
たさい tasaicolourful; colorful; multicoloured
めいさい meisaicamouflage; disguise
さいしき saishikicolouring; coloring; colouration
いろどる irodoruto colour; to color; to paint
ゆさい yusaioil painting
ていど teidodegree; amount; grade
こんど kondothis time; now

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.