多色(たしょく)

たしょく
noun, no-adjective
multiple colors; polychrome; multicolored
art
1. multiple colors; polychrome; multicolored
Having or using many colors. Used as a modifier to describe printing, dyeing, art, and design that involves more than one or two colors.
多色(たしょく)刷(ず)りのポスターを作(つく)った。
I made a multicolor-printed poster.
この花瓶(かびん)は多色(たしょく)の釉薬(ゆうやく)が美(うつく)しい。
The multicolored glaze on this vase is beautiful.
多色(たしょく)ボールペンは一本(いっぽん)で何色(なんしょく)も使(つか)えるので便利(べんり)だ。
A multicolor ballpoint pen is convenient because you can use several colors with one pen.

Composed of 多(た) (many) and 色(しょく) (color). Primarily used as a modifier before nouns with の, or in compound words. Common in printing, art, and product descriptions. The 多(た)+noun pattern is productive in Japanese (多目的(たもくてき), 多方面(たほうめん), etc.).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • カラフル: colorful — a loanword with a more casual, everyday feel
  • 極彩色(ごくさいしき): richly colored, vivid coloring — implies brilliant, splendid use of many colors
  • 単色(たんしょく): monochrome, single color — the opposite of 多色(たしょく)

Related Words

Compare: カラフル (colorful)
Antonym: 単色(たんしょく) (monochrome, single color)
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