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Japanese symbol for “pigmentation”

Romaji: shikisochinchaku
pigmentation

In Japanese, pigmentation is , read (shikisochinchaku).

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. n pigmentation

Kanji and stroke order

color
on: ショク、シキ
kun: いろ
6 strokes · JLPT 3
elementary, principle, naked
on: ソ、ス
kun: もと
10 strokes · JLPT 1
sink, be submerged, subside
on: チン、ジン
kun: しず.む、しず.める
7 strokes · JLPT 2
don, arrive, wear
on: チャク、ジャク
kun: き.る、き.せる、つ.く、つ.ける
12 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きいろ kiiroyellow; amber
しきさい shikisaicolour; color; hue
けしき keshikiscenery; scene; landscape
いろいろ iroirovarious; a variety of; all sorts of
みどりいろ midoriirogreen; green color
はいいろ haiirogrey; gray; ashen
ようそ yousoelement; component; factor
そざい sozaiingredient; (raw) material; resource
ちんもく chinmokusilence; being silent; quiet
とうちゃく touchakuarrival

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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