Japanese symbol for “tints”
色彩
しきさい
Romaji: shikisai
colour; color; hue; tints
In Japanese, tints is 色彩, read しきさい (shikisai).
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Meanings
- n colour; color; hue; tints
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黄色 | きいろ kiiro | yellow; amber |
| 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 |
| 多彩 | たさい tasai | colourful; colorful; multicoloured |
| 迷彩 | めいさい meisai | camouflage; disguise |
| 彩色 | さいしき saishiki | colouring; coloring; colouration |
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