色 = 巴 + 𠂊

色 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “color”. It is built from 巴 (comma-design) and 𠂊 (bound up). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1890. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: color
RTK frame: 1890
Strokes: 6
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ショク, シキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): いろ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: colour, цвет
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 色 color

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 色

How to find 色 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “comma-design” + “bound up”. 色 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 色 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.