Japanese symbol for “pigmentation”

色素沈着

しきそちんちゃく

Romaji: shikisochinchaku

pigmentation

In Japanese, pigmentation is 色素沈着, read しきそちんちゃく (shikisochinchaku).

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Meanings

n pigmentation

Kanji and stroke order

色

color

on: ショク、シキ
kun: いろ

6 strokes · JLPT 3

素

elementary, principle, naked

on: ソ、ス
kun: もと

10 strokes · JLPT 1

沈

sink, be submerged, subside

on: チン、ジン
kun: しず.む、しず.める

7 strokes · JLPT 2

着

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.

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
沈黙	ちんもく chinmoku	silence; being silent; quiet
到着	とうちゃく touchaku	arrival

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.