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[いろ()]
iro
noun

English Meaning(s) for 色

noun
  1. colour; color; hue; tint; tinge; shade
  2. complexion; skin colour; skin color
  3. look (on one's face); expression
  4. appearance; air; feeling
  5. personality; character
  6. tone (of one's voice, etc.); tune; sound; ring
  7. love; lust; sensuality; love affair
  8. lover; paramour
  9. beauty; sexiness; physical appeal
  10. kind; type; variety (also written 種)

Definition and Synonyms for 色

Colour the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
Synonyms: カラー, , , , 色彩, 色艶
Semblance an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
Synonyms: カラー, 呈色, 外観, , , , 色合い, 色彩, 色艶, , 風情
Colour a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
Synonyms: カラー, 彩り, 彩る, , , , 色合い, 色彩, 色相, 色調
Lover a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage
Synonyms: ラバー, いい人, 恋人, 情人, 愛人, , ,
Sexual Relationship a relationship involving sexual intimacy
Synonyms: , ,

Meanings for each kanji in 色

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Categories 色 is a member of

Visual Aspect outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
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Relationship a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)
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Visual Property an attribute of vision
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Domestic Partner a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 色

Sample Sentences for 色

She was born just a generation past slavery. A time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky, when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons: because she was a woman, and because of the color of her skin.
The color is purple rather than pink.
The medicine was a brown liquid.
Joy was manifest on the child's face.
That's a gorgeous color. What kind of beer is that?

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