EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    brilliance; luster; lustre; colorfulness; colourfulness

    esp. 精彩

    これが彼の話し方に生彩をそえている。
    This adds color to his speech.
  2. vividness; life

Also written 生彩【せいさい】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill

Kun
しら.げるくわ.しい
On
セイショウ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
752 of 2500
Radical
rice
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

Used in names as

きよ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-6-8SKIP code
6b8.1The Kanji Dictionary
9592.7Four corner code
1046deroo
7cbeUnicode hex code
1-32-26JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3480Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4411New Nelson (John Haig)
1366New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1729Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
924Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1248Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1535Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1655Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
672A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2131Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
457Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
26997PMorohashi
725A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
659Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
670Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
647sakade
806Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
748henshall3
792Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
439crowley
877Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1500Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1549Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jing1Pinyin reading
jeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

coloring, paint, makeup

Kun
いろど.る
On
サイ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1251 of 2500
Radical
bristle
WaniKani
Level 48

Built from

Used in names as

あやさえつや

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-8-3SKIP code
3j8.1The Kanji Dictionary
2292.2Four corner code
2060deroo
5f69Unicode hex code
1-26-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1590Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1718New Nelson (John Haig)
1681New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2115Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1103Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1502Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1714Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1850Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1341A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1413Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1660Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9992XMorohashi
1290A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
932Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
959Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1273Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1429Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1619Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
616Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1730Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
cai3Pinyin reading
chaeKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
48WaniKani level