Word Meaning 色素

しきそ shikiso

色素 is read as しきそ (shikiso) and means pigment.

Meaning

English

  1. pigment
  2. coloring
  3. colouring
  4. colorant
  5. colourant

Reading

Kana

しきそ

Romaji

shikiso

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 14608 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

色素増感

しきそぞうかん

dye sensitizing

色素体

しきそたい

chromatophore

色素増感太陽電池

しきそぞうかんたいようでんち

dye-sensitized solar cell

色素脱失

しきそだっしつ

depigmentation

有機色素

ゆうきしきそ

organic dye (optical disc media)

食用色素

しょくようしきそ

food coloring

血色素

けっしきそ

blood pigment (e.g. haemoglobin)

黒色炭素

こくしょくたんそ

black carbon

血色素計

けっしきそけい

hemoglobinometer

異常血色素症

いじょうけっしきそしょう

hemoglobinopathy

Example Sentences

1

It is said that Lycopene, a pigment found in tomatoes, makes your skin beautiful and helps you lose weight.