鬱金色

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
うつ > う
Grade: S
こん
Grade: 1
いろ
Grade: 2
on’yomi kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
欝金色

Etymology

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Compound of 鬱金 (ukon, turmeric) +‎ (iro, color).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(こん)(いろ) (ukon iro

  1. the color of turmeric, a yellow, saffron color, saffron yellow, golden-yellow

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN