Japanese symbol for “colouring”
着色
ちゃくしょく
Romaji: chakushoku
colouring; coloring; colorant
In Japanese, colouring is 着色, read ちゃくしょく (chakushoku).
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
- adj-no, n, vi colouring; coloring; colorant
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “colouring”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 色気 | いろけ iroke | colouring; coloring; shade of colour (color) |
| 色合い | いろあい iroai | colouring; coloring; shade (of colour) |
| 彩色 | さいしき saishiki | colouring; coloring; colouration |
| 色素 | しきそ shikiso | pigment; coloring; colouring |
| 彩り | いろどり irodori | coloring; colouring; coloration |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 到着 | とうちゃく touchaku | arrival |
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
| 下着 | したぎ shitagi | underwear; undergarment; underclothes |
| 定着 | ていちゃく teichaku | sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; fixing |
| 着る | きる kiru | to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on |
| 着陸 | ちゃくりく chakuriku | landing; alighting; touch down |
| 黄色 | きいろ kiiro | yellow; amber |
| 色彩 | しきさい shikisai | colour; color; hue |
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.