- shikisai colour, color, hue, tints
Used in formal or literary contexts to describe vivid, rich colouring, often of art, nature, or design.
秋の山は美しい色彩で覆われている。
Aki no yama wa utsukushii shikisai de owarete iru.
The autumn mountains are covered in beautiful colours.
この絵画の色彩はとても豊かだ。
Kono kaiga no shikisai wa totemo yutaka da.
The colours in this painting are very rich.
⚖️ Not to be confused with 色 (iro), which is the general everyday word for colour; 色彩 is more formal and often implies a rich or varied palette.
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