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Japanese symbol for “tints”

Romaji: shikisai
colour; color; hue; tints

In Japanese, tints is , read (shikisai).

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 colour; color; hue; tints

Kanji and stroke order

color
on: ショク、シキ
kun: いろ
6 strokes · JLPT 3
coloring, paint, makeup
on: サイ
kun: いろど.る
11 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きいろ kiiroyellow; amber
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
たさい tasaicolourful; colorful; multicoloured
めいさい meisaicamouflage; disguise
さいしき saishikicolouring; coloring; colouration

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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