色 — color, colour, sensuality
いろ
色
color
いろ
U+8272
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #621
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1753
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #139
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Meanings
- color
- colour
- sensuality
- appearance
Readings
- On'yomi
- しょく shoku しき shiki
- Kun'yomi
- いろ iro
word
いろ iro Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
しょく shoku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
しき shiki On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
42 wordsEach dot is a word containing 色: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 21 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.