彩

ONさい

KUNいろど、あや

Meanings

coloringhuetintdecorationsplendor

How to remember

Imagine a hand (爪, top part of 采) picking vibrant colors from a tree (木, bottom part of 采) and then painting them in beautiful streaks (彡) onto a canvas.

Vocabulary

色彩しきさい

color, hue

彩度さいど

color saturation

光彩こうさい

brilliance, luster

五彩ごさい

five colors, various colors

Related kanji

色絵塗飾描華