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彩 means 'to color'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 1357   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-19    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 14 words   Used in 52 words   Used in 1051 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   サイ
Kun
   いろどる to color, to paint
Additional readings
Name    あや   さ   さえ   つや
Notes
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Knowing 彩, you can discuss color in artwork, saying things like “Using watercolors, he made strokes with an almost vertical brush.” Aside from art contexts, 彩 helps you talk about brilliance and vividness, saying, for instance, “The newcomer’s work is remarkably brilliant,” “He seems really depressed and lifeless today,” and “He has stood out since his school days.“
Components
⿰  采 die; dice  彡 fur  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 彩 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 彩 is used 50 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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サイ : 46 words FIND ALL
し き さ い 0
noun
colour; color; hue; tints
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いろどる : 3 words FIND ALL
い ろ ど る 3
Most common form: 色取る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to colour; to color; to paint
2. to apply make-up
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あや: 1 word. FIND ALL
あ や な す 3
Most common form: 操す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to decorate with many bright colours (colors); to create a beautiful variegated pattern  (this meaning is restricted to form 彩なす, 綾なす)
2. to manipulate skillfully
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An additional 2 less common words include 彩 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1290  Joy o' Kanji : 1290  Key to Kanji: - 

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彩
サイ   いろどる to color, to paint   
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彡
fur, bristles, beard   
采
サイ    die, dice   
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⺤
つめ claw; fingernail   
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
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