Japanese symbol for “colourful”
多彩
たさい
Romaji: tasai
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; multicolored
In Japanese, colourful is 多彩, read たさい (tasai).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n colourful; colorful; multicoloured; multicolored; varicoloured; varicolored
- adj-na, n various; varied; variegated; diverse; a variety of; all kinds of
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “colourful”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| カラフル | カラフル karafuru | colorful; colourful |
| 色彩豊か | しきさいゆたか shikisaiyutaka | colourful |
| 色鮮やか | いろあざやか iroazayaka | brightly colored; vivid; colorful |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 多数 | たすう tasuu | large number (of); many |
| 多分 | たぶん tabun | probably; likely; perhaps |
| 多様 | たよう tayou | diverse; various |
| 多少 | たしょう tashou | a little; some; somewhat |
| 多い | おおい ooi | many; numerous; a lot |
| 多大 | ただい tadai | great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous |
| 色彩 | しきさい shikisai | colour; color; hue |
| 迷彩 | めいさい meisai | camouflage; disguise |
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