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色いろ - iro
color
Definitions
| Japanese > English |
| 色 |
| 1. n. (from 720) color |
| 目の色が違う猫 - a cat that has eyes of different color |
| 2. n. (from 797) (figurative) the metaphorical color or mood |
| 3. n. one's facial coloring or expression |
| 4. n. the shape of one's face or appearance; more specifically, beautiful looks or a beautiful figure |
| 5. n. lively elegance, enjoyable or interesting charm |
| 6. n. apparent thoughtfulness, warmheartedness |
| 7. n. the feeling or mood of a thing |
| 8. n. the tenor or timber of a voice or sound |
| 9. n. in Noh, a section that is chanted at a medium pace; alternately, a decorative poetic section |
| 10. n. in (m-lite, ja, sc=Jpan, 浄瑠璃, , tr=jōruri, puppet show narrative), a lively section that is neither strictly dialog nor narration, but has many elements of dialog |
| 11. n. when playing the koto, pushing on a string with the fingers of the left hand to change the pitch of a note, or for vibrato |
| 12. n. (from early 900s) something related to romantic or sexual love, particularly between genders |
| 13. n. the emotions or circumstances of attraction between genders |
| 14. n. extramarital relations, an affair |
| 15. n. an extramarital lover |
| 16. n. a prostitute |
| 17. n. a red-light district |
| 18. n. (from late 900s) the type or kind of something |
| 19. n. (informal slang) various specific kinds of color: |
| 20. n. (informal slang) lipstick or rouge |
| 21. n. (informal slang) soy sauce |
| 22. n. (informal slang) paint |
| 23. affix. relating to a love affair or the red light district |
| 24. affix. of that tone or timber or mood |
| 25. affix. relating to type or kind |
| 26. affix. Usage: Only found in compounds. |
| 27. n. (obsolete) coloring, design |
| 28. n. (Buddhism) material form, specifically the organized body as one of the five constituent elements or skandhas |
| 29. n. that which is visible of a thing, specifically form and color |
| 30. n. color |
| 31. n. Usage: Used extensively in compounds. |
| 32. affix. color (US), colour (everywhere else) |
| 33. affix. Usage: Used in compounds. |
| 34. counter. used to count the number of colors |
| 三色刷り - three-color printing |
Example Sentences
| あのネクタイの色はその服に合わない。 The color of that tie does not match the suit. おたがいに皮膚の色によって判断してはいけない。 Don't judge each other by the color of the skin. きみがもっとも好きな色を選びなさい。 Choose the color that you like best. このつまみを回すことでテレビの色を調節できます。 You can adjust the color on the TV by turning this knob. このシャツは色が落ちなかった。 The color of the shirt held fast. |
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