色気

Reading

Kana: いろけ

Romaji: iroke

Definitions

noun

1

colouring; coloring; shade of colour; shade of color

2

sex appeal (esp. women); interest in the opposite sex; sensuality; seductiveness; glamor; glamour; sexual passion

3

romance; poetry; charm

4

desire; interest; inclination; ambition

Kanji

色

Readings: ショク、 シキ、 いろ

Meaning: color

気

Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき

Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

Example Sentences

色気(いろけ)より食(く)い気(け)。

➥Fair words fill not the belly.

色気(いろけ)より食(く)い気(け)からはそろそろ卒業(そつぎょう)してもいいお年頃(としごろ)だと思(おも)うけどね。

➥I think it's about time you stopped putting your belly before your looks.

彼女(かのじょ)はお色気(いろけ)たっぷりだ。

➥She is loaded with sex appeal.