Entry
  1. Noun

    amorous glance; leer; ogle

    あなたが長島さんに色目をつかってるのをみたわよ。
    I saw you making eyes at Mr Nagashima.
  2. shade (of color); tint; hue

  3. ingratiation; sycophancy; toadying

    see 色目を使う

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

Kun
-めま-
On
モクボク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
76 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

さかんさがんさっかさつか

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-2, 4-5-1SKIP code
5c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
6010.1Four corner code
3979deroo
76eeUnicode hex code
1-44-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3127Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3906New Nelson (John Haig)
3043New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3777Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1927Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2619Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
15Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
15Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
65A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
191Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
22Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23105Morohashi
72A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
55Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
55Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
25sakade
75Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
30henshall3
48Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
91crowley
168Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.11busy_people
1376Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
15Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mu4Pinyin reading
mogKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level