Japanese symbol for “pigment”
色素
しきそ
Romaji: shikiso
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant
In Japanese, pigment is 色素, read しきそ (shikiso).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pigment”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 顔料 | がんりょう ganryou | pigment |
| ピグメント | ピグメント pigumento | pigment |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黄色 | きいろ kiiro | yellow; amber |
| 色彩 | しきさい shikisai | colour; color; hue |
| 景色 | けしき keshiki | scenery; scene; landscape |
| 色々 | いろいろ iroiro | various; a variety of; all sorts of |
| 緑色 | みどりいろ midoriiro | green; green color |
| 灰色 | はいいろ haiiro | grey; gray; ashen |
| 要素 | ようそ youso | element; component; factor |
| 素材 | そざい sozai | ingredient; (raw) material; resource |
See also: Chinese symbol for “pigment”.
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