色
Reading: しょく
Meaning: colors (counter); having the quality of (suffix)
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Example Sentence
三 色 の ペン を 買った
I bought a three-color pen.
Usage Notes
Used as: 1) counter suffix for number of colors (三色 - three colors), 2) suffix indicating presence of certain quality (郷土色 - local color/character). Also appears in compounds like 白色 (white), 着色 (coloring).
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