Illustration: In a small textile workshop, a craftsperson holds a freshly tinted fabric swatch against an otherwise identical plain swatch. Both are the same shape, size, and weave, making their differing coloration the point of attention.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

色しき彩さい

shikisai

color, hue

Example sentences

雄おすのくじゃくは尾おの羽毛うもうが色彩しきさい豊ゆたかである。
The male peacock has colorful tail feathers.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
芸術家げいじゅつかは色彩しきさいに対たいする目めを持もっていなければならない。
An artist must have an eye for color.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
色盲しきもうのために、色彩しきさいの区別くべつができない人ひともいる。
Some people are color blind; they cannot tell one color from another.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 色彩

色colorOnショク・シキKunいろ
彩coloring; paintOnサイKunいろどる

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