色 Kanji – color

The Japanese kanji 色 can mean color.

Meaning and Readings

Meaning: color
Onyomi: ショク, シキ
Kunyomi: いろ
Romaji: shoku, shiki, iro
JLPT: 3
Frequency Rank: 621

How is 色 read?

色 has the onyomi readings ショク, シキ and the kunyomi reading いろ.

In romaji, these readings can be written as shoku, shiki, iro.

Common Japanese Words Using 色

These common Japanese words contain 色. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

  • 以色列(イスラエル) — Israel
  • 異色(いしょく) — unique, distinctive, novel, singular, unusual, special
  • 黄色い(きいろい) — yellow
  • 灰色(はいいろ) — grey, gray, ashen
  • 褐色(かっしょく) — dark brown, colour of tanned skin
  • 顔色(かおいろ) — complexion, one's colour, one's color
  • 旗色(はたいろ) — situation, outlook
  • 脚色(きゃくしょく) — dramatization (e.g. of a novel), dramatisation, adaptation (for the stage or screen)
  • 玉虫色(たまむしいろ) — iridescent colour
  • 銀色(ぎんいろ) — silver (color, colour)

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