EntryCommon
  1. Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    unique; distinctive; novel; singular; unusual; special

    われわれの仲間ではあなたは異色の存在だった。
    You stood out in our circle.
  2. Noun

    different color (colour)

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Characters in this word

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

Kun
こと、こと.なる、け
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
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color

Kun
いろ
On
ショク、シキ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
621 of 2500
Radical
color
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

しか、しこ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-4SKIP code
2n4.1The Kanji Dictionary
2771.7Four corner code
2556deroo
8272Unicode hex code
1-31-07JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3889Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4956New Nelson (John Haig)
2029New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2522Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1280Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1748Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1753Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1890Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
326A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
345Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
241Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30602Morohashi
145A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
204Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
204Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
94sakade
243Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
162henshall3
127Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
405crowley
316Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.20busy_people
1599Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1769Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
se4, shai3Pinyin reading
saegKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level