Japanese symbol for “rupa”
色
しき
Romaji: shiki
rupa (form)
In Japanese, rupa is 色, read しき (shiki).
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Meanings
- n rupa (form) (Buddh)
- n visible objects (i.e. color and form)
Kanji and stroke order
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 |
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.