色 (iro) Kanji Meaning: "Color" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: A bright flower: colour.

色 means color

A bright flower: colour.

On'yomi

  • ショクshoku
  • シキshiki

Kun'yomi

  • いろiro

How it's built

  • 𠂊wrap
  • 巴snake

Common words

  • 色いろcolour; color
  • 金色きんいろgold (colour, color)
  • 茶色ちゃいろbrown; light brown
  • 着色ちゃくしょくcolouring; coloring

Through history

  1. Bronze script form of 色Bronze
  2. Seal script form of 色Seal
  3. Today

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