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彩 means 'to color'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 1357   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Challenge set: 9    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 13 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
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.“
This is a synopsis of Joy o' Kanji's in-depth essay on 彩
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).
サイ : 46 words FIND ALL
noun
colour; color; hue; tints
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いろどる : 3 words FIND ALL
'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
'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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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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5
彡
fur, bristles, beard   
采
サイ    die, dice   
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5
⺤
つめ claw; fingernail   
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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1
大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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1
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
1
人
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
1
丨
stick   
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