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色彩
shikisai
colour, color, hue, tints
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  1. shikisai colour, color, hue, tints
How it's used

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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Kanji Breakdown
色
Color
On: しょく,しき Kun: いろ
6 strokes N4
彩
Coloring, Paint, Makeup
On: さい Kun: いろど.る
11 strokes N1
How to Use This Word
Noun (名詞)
Pattern
色彩は〜です。 / 〜の色彩

💡 Use は or が to mark this word as the topic or subject of a sentence.

Example
この色彩はとても大切です。
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