Japanese

いろどる
Meaning: to color; to decorate; to paint
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 彩る 彩らない
Polite 彩ります 彩りません
Past 彩った 彩らなかった
Polite + Past 彩りました 彩りませんでした
Te-form 彩って 彩らなくて
Potential 彩れる 彩れない
Passive 彩られる 彩られない
Causative 彩らせる 彩らせない
Causative + Passive 彩らされる 彩らされない
Imperative 彩れ 彩るな

Handwriting

彩
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Example sentences

The autumn mountains are colored with autumn leaves.
秋の山々が鮮やかに彩られている。
The mountains in autumn are vividly colored.
秋になると、山々は美しい紅葉に彩られる。
In autumn, the mountains are colored with beautiful autumn leaves.
街路樹が紅葉して、通りを美しく彩っている。
The roadside trees have turned red, beautifully coloring the street.
冬の街は美しいイルミネーションで彩られている。
The winter streets are decorated with beautiful illuminations.
祭りの山車は極彩色で彩られていた。
The festival float was decorated in rich, gaudy colors.
セーヌ川はパリの街を美しく彩っている。
The Seine River beautifully colors the streets of Paris.

Usage Notes

Means to apply color or to decorate something with various colors. It can also figuratively mean to add flavor or interest to something.

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