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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 42

彩 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

color; decorate

On: サイsai
Kun: いろどるirodoru あやaya いろどりirodori

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

彩11 strokes

How to write 彩: stroke order

彩 has 11 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

彩 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 彩 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 彩

The parts 彩 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

采
pick; appearance; applause
彡
Radical

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 42

尚 still; esteemOnショウKunなお、たっとぶ、とうとぶ彩 color; decorateOnサイKunいろどる、あや、いろどり暖 warmOnダン、ノンKunあたたか、あたたかい、あたたまる俗 custom; common; vulgarOnゾクKunならわし、いやしい較 compareOnカク、コウKunくらべる傍 beside; bystanderOnボウ、ホウKunかたわら、おか、わき肝 liver; essential pointOnカンKunきも畑 field for cropsKunはた、はたけ、ばたけ峰 peakOnホウKunみね、ね抵 resist; reachOnテイKunあたる、ふれる