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Japanese symbol for “colored”

Romaji: yuushoku
colored (skin); coloured; non-white

In Japanese, colored is , read (yuushoku).

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. adj-no, n colored (skin); coloured; non-white
  2. adj-no, n having color; colored; coloured

Kanji and stroke order

possess, have, exist
on: ユウ、ウ
kun: あ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 3
color
on: ショク、シキ
kun: いろ
6 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “colored”

WordReadingMeaning
いろつき irotsukicolored; color-tinted
カラード karaadocolored (person); coloured

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ある aruto be; to exist; to live
ゆうめい yuumeifamous; well-known
しょゆう shoyuupossession; ownership
ゆうこう yuukouvalid; effective
ゆうりょう yuuryoufee-charging; paid; not free
ゆうり yuuriadvantageous; favourable; better
きいろ kiiroyellow; amber
しきさい shikisaicolour; color; hue

See also: Chinese symbol for “colored”.

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.

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