Entry
  1. Noun

    conspicuousness (usu. color); prominence; distinctiveness

    彼は学校時代から異彩をはなっていた。
    He made a figure in his school days.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

uncommon, different, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual

Kun
ことこと.なる
On
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
631 of 2500
Radical
field
WaniKani
Level 33

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-5-6, 2-9-2SKIP code
5f6.7The Kanji Dictionary
6080.1Four corner code
3661deroo
7570Unicode hex code
1-16-59JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3008Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3757New Nelson (John Haig)
2584New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3195Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1651Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2241Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1797Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1936Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
707A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1497Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
581Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21854Morohashi
807A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1061Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1106Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
738sakade
746Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
826henshall3
918Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1196Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1342Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1814Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi4Pinyin reading
iKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
33WaniKani 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