たん
淡
しょく
色

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. light color.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
たん
淡
しょく
色
 淡色 たんしょく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

thin, faint, pale
あわ.い　タン (Early Jr. High, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
inflammation, flame, blaze
ほのお　エン　ぬく (Late Jr. High, N1)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
color
いろ　ショク　シキ (2nd, N4)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
comma-design
ともえ　ハ　うずまき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
み　シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)