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彩 いろど.る coloring, paint, makeup 1 1251 11 59 さん・さんづくり 形声 Phonetic In Sydney we occasionally get exotic birds. You first notice a colouring in a tree. You look more carefully and you make out the shape of a bird (here represented by its claws). 1714

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サイ あや, さ, さえ, つや 色彩(しきさい): colour; color; hue; tints S 采: dice; form; appearance; take; coloring彡: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59) 彡 3 (none) coloring When coloring something in you grab the crayon of choice to fill in the shapes.

Kanji	彩
Onyomi	サイ
Kunyomi	いろど.る
Nanori	あや, さ, さえ, つや
English	coloring, paint, makeup
Examples	色彩(しきさい): colour; color; hue; tints
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1251
Components	采: dice; form; appearance; take; coloring 彡: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
Number of Strokes	11
Kanji Radical	彡
Radical Number	59
Radical Strokes	3
Radical Reading	さん・さんづくり
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	coloring
Koohii Story 1	In Sydney we occasionally get exotic birds. You first notice a colouring in a tree. You look more carefully and you make out the shape of a bird (here represented by its claws).
Koohii Story 2	When coloring something in you grab the crayon of choice to fill in the shapes.
RTK Index	1714

Coloring Hair 彩 サイ いろど.る あや さ さえ

Coloring Hair 彩サイいろど.るあやささえ