Japanese symbol for “distinctiveness”
異彩
いさい
Romaji: isai
conspicuousness (usu. color); prominence; distinctiveness
In Japanese, distinctiveness is 異彩, read いさい (isai).
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Meanings
- n conspicuousness (usu. color); prominence; distinctiveness
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “distinctiveness”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特殊性 | とくしゅせい tokushusei | special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness |
| 独自性 | どくじせい dokujisei | originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 異常 | いじょう ijou | abnormal; unusual; extraordinary |
| 異性 | いせい isei | the opposite sex |
| 特異 | とくい tokui | unique; peculiar; singular |
| 異動 | いどう idou | (personnel) change; transfer; relocation |
| 異なる | ことなる kotonaru | to differ; to be different; to disagree |
| 異端 | いたん itan | heresy; nonconformism; heathenism |
| 色彩 | しきさい shikisai | colour; color; hue |
| 多彩 | たさい tasai | colourful; colorful; multicoloured |
See also: Chinese symbol for “distinctiveness”.
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