染料(せんりょう)

せんりょう
noun
dye, dyestuff
1. dye, dyestuff, coloring agent
A substance used to color fabric, yarn, or other materials. Can be natural (from plants, insects) or synthetic (chemical).
天然(てんねん)染料(せんりょう)で染(そ)めた布(ぬの)。
Fabric dyed with natural dye.
植物(しょくぶつ)から染料(せんりょう)を取(と)り出(だ)す。
To extract dye from plants.
藍(あい)は日本(にほん)で古(ふる)くから使(つか)われてきた染料(せんりょう)だ。
Indigo is a dye that has been used in Japan since ancient times.

染料(せんりょう) refers to substances used to color fabrics, yarn, and other materials. The kanji combine 染(せん) (to dye) + 料(りょう) (material/agent).

TYPES:

  • 天然(てんねん)染料(せんりょう): natural dye (from plants, insects)
  • 合成(ごうせい)染料(せんりょう): synthetic dye (chemical)
  • 食用(しょくよう)染料(せんりょう): food coloring

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 染料(せんりょう)で染(そ)める: to dye with a coloring agent
  • 染料(せんりょう)を取(と)り出(だ)す: to extract dye

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 顔料(がんりょう): pigment (insoluble particles mixed into a medium; dyes dissolve)
  • 着色料(ちゃくしょくりょう): coloring agent (broader term, includes food coloring)
  • 塗料(とりょう): paint, coating material
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Added 2026.3.12 10:28 · Revised 2026.3.28 18:17
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