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JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

彩いろどる

irodoru

to color, to brighten

Example sentences

  1. 秋あきの夜空よぞらを彩いろどる「サプライズ花火はなび」は、私わたしたちに笑顔えがおを届とどけてくれました。

    The surprise fireworks colouring the autumn sky brought smiles to our faces.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 茶ちゃの産地さんちとしても知しられ、初夏しょかになれば新緑しんりょくが斜面しゃめんを鮮あざやかに彩いろどる。

    It is also known as a production area of tea, fresh green leaves cover slopes brightly in the beginning of summer.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. また竜田山たつたやまを彩いろどる紅葉こうようの美うつくしさから、紅葉こうようを赤あかく染そめる女神めがみとして染色せんしょくが得意とくいともされた。

    Additionally, due to the beauty of the colored autumnal leaves on Mt. Tatsuta, it was believed that this goddess who colored the autumnal leaves red was skilled in dyeing.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 彩

  • 彩coloring; paintOnサイKunいろどる

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