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KanjiN4Grade 2 · 小26 strokesRadical 色

色 · color

色 is a kanji meaning color. It has 6 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ショクshoku
  • シキshiki

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • いろiro

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 色 · 13 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 色
WordReadingMeaningLevel
色いろcolorN5
色々いろいろvariousN5
黄色きいろyellowN5
黄色いきいろいyellowN5
茶色ちゃいろbrownN5
景色けしきscenery, landscapeN4
Show all 13 words
More words that use 色
WordReadingMeaningLevel
茶色いちゃいろいbrownN2
特色とくしょくcharacteristic, featureN2
灰色はいいろgrey, ashenN2
色彩しきさいcolorN1
音色ねいろtone color, timbreN1
脚色きゃくしょくdramatization (e.g., filmN1
着色ちゃくしょくcoloring, coloringN1

Example sentence

彼の靴は茶色だ。

かれのくつはちゃいろだ

His shoes are brown.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #117753 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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