鮮やかな色を使っているのが彼の絵の特徴だ。

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English Translation

The use of bright colors is one of the features of his paintings.

Furigana

鮮(あざ)やかな色(いろ)を使(つか)っているのが彼(かれ)の絵(え)の特徴(とくちょう)だ。

Romanji

Azayakana iro o tsukatteiru no ga kare no e no tokuchō da.

Words

鮮やか (あざやか)

vivid; bright; brilliant; clear; fresh; vibrant; skillful; skilful; adept; adroit; deft; brilliant; beautiful; fine; excellent

色 (いろ)

colour; color; complexion; appearance; look; love; lust; sensuality; love affair; lover; kind; type; variety

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

使う (つかう)

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

絵 (え)

picture; drawing; painting; sketch

特徴 (とくちょう)

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative