Japanese word

着色

Pronunciation

Romajichakushoku

Meaning

  • nouncoloring

Example

布を着色します。nuno o chaku shoku shi ma su

I color the cloth.

Illustration for 着色 (coloring)

More examples

食品の着色には天然の材料が使われています。shoku hin no chaku shoku ni wa ten nen no zai ryō ga tsuka wa re te i ma su

Natural ingredients are used to color food.

Core concept

It refers to the process of giving an object a color by applying color to it.

Common phrases

  • 着色の有無chaku shoku no u mu

    whether coloring is present

  • 着色を防ぐchaku shoku o fuse gu

    prevent coloring

Similar words

色付けirozuke: The act of giving something a particular color in a general or everyday context.
染色senshoku: The process of making fibers or other materials take on color through dye.
彩色saishiki: The act of applying colors to an image, artwork, or pattern.

Definition in Japanese

物の表面などに色をつけること。mono no hyō men na do ni iro o tsu ke ru ko to

Word origin

着色 (chakushoku) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 着 (chaku, "to attach") and 色 (shoku, "color"), describing color being added to an object.

Usage tips

  • The word often appears in descriptions of products, materials, and production processes, making it useful for understanding formal Japanese texts.

Related words

  • 着色剤chakushokuzaicoloring agentnoun

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