JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
色 means color. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 6 strokes, read いろ or しょく. It is built from 2 parts: 𠂊, 巴 (comma-design). It appears in 色々 (various) and 黄色 (yellow).
色 is written in 6 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
色 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 色 | いろ | color |
| 色々 | いろいろ | various |
| 黄色 | きいろ | yellow |
These use 𠂊 or 巴 too. The part keeps its job from one character to the next, which is what makes it worth learning once.
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