彩

11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

coloring, paint, makeup

Kun'yomi
  • いろどる
    		to color ②to apply make-up ③to decorate
On'yomi
  • サイ
Nanori
  • あや
  • さ
  • さえ
  • つや

Main Radical

彡(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

サイ 77.6%
いろどる 22.4%

Character Breakdown

coloring, paint, makeup
サイ　いろど.る　あや (7th, N1)
dice, form, appearance
サイ　と.る　いろどり (11th, N1)
paw radical
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン　セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

いろど
彩
　
る
to color ②to apply make-up ③to decorate
めい
迷
さい
彩
camouflage
せい
精
さい
彩
brilliance ②vividness
しき
色
さい
彩
color
た
多
さい
彩
colorful ②various
ご
五
さい
彩
the five colors: green, yellow, red, white and black
こう
光
さい
彩
brilliance
いろど
彩
　
り
coloring ②color scheme ③(touch of) color
ちゃく
着
さい
彩
coloring (a drawing)
さい
彩
しき
色
coloring
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References

Unicode hex code 5F69
JIS X 0208 1-26-44
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Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3j8.1
Four corner code 2292.2
De Roo Code 2060