彩り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
彩
いろど Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
色取り

Etymology

The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 彩(いろど)る (irodoru, “to colour”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いろどり [ìródórí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) いろどり [ìródóríꜜ] (Odaka – [4])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [iɾo̞do̞ɾʲi]

Noun

彩(いろど)り • (irodori)

colouring
Synonym: 彩色 (saishiki)
colour scheme
Synonym: 配色 (haishoku)
glow, brilliance

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN