Japanese symbol for “saddening”

色出し

いろだし

Romaji: irodashi

saddening (dye); agent used in dyeing to darken a colour

In Japanese, saddening is 色出し, read いろだし (irodashi).

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Meanings

n saddening (dye); agent used in dyeing to darken a colour
n blanching (food)

Kanji and stroke order

色

color

on: ショク、シキ
kun: いろ

6 strokes · JLPT 3

出

exit, leave, go out

on: シュツ、スイ
kun: で.る、-で、だ.す、-だ.す

5 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “saddening”

Word	Reading	Meaning
労しい	いたわしい itawashii	heartrending; pitiful; saddening

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
出演	しゅつえん shutsuen	appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
出す	だす dasu	to take out; to get out

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