色彩|しきさいshikisai[0]heiban (flat)
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- nouncolour; color; hue; tints
- Synonym色合いいろあいNeutralNeutral. A colour's shade or tone, as in 「優しい色合い」; it centres on the feel of how colours combine, whereas 「色彩」 is more written and artistic.
- Synonym彩りいろどりNeutralNeutral. Colour coordination or garnish, as in 「料理の彩り」; it is about adding colour and visual appeal.
- Synonym色調しきちょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. The overall tone of colours, as in 「暖かい色調」; leans toward art contexts.
- Synonym色いろNeutralNeutral. The plain, most common word for colour; 「色彩」 is more written and can also suggest a figurative tint or leaning.
- SynonymカラーNeutralNeutral. A loanword for colour or a distinctive character, as in 「チームカラー」; leans colloquial and commercial.
- Synonym彩色さいしきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Applying colour, as in 「彩色画」; focuses on the act of colouring rather than colour itself.
- Synonym色相しきそうFormalFormal. A technical term for hue in colour science; leans toward specialist and academic use.
- Antonym無色むしょくNeutralNeutral. Having no colour, as in 「無色透明」; the opposite of 「色彩」, which implies colour is present.
Use 「色彩」 for colour itself or a figurative tint or tendency, as in 「色彩豊か」 and 「政治的色彩」. For everyday colour say 「色」; for tone and how colours go together, 「色合い」; for accents, 「彩り」; the opposite is 「無色」.
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