麻色

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麻	色
あさ Grade: S	いろ Grade: 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠sa̠iɾo̞]

Noun

麻(あさ)色(いろ) • (asairo) 

1. flax color (colour); flaxen; the color of undyed linen

   麻色:  

   • 2008, Sazane Kei, Tasogare iro no uta tsukai: Yoake iro no uta tsukai [Recitations on the colors of twilight: Daybreak recitation]:

     この真(ま)冬(ふゆ)にもかかわらず、あの男(おとこ)はだぶついた麻(あさ)色(いろ)のズボンにシャツ、その上(うえ)には黒(くろ)獣(じゅう)皮(ひ)のベストという軽(けい)装(そう)だった。

     Kono mafuyu ni mo kakawarazu, ano otoko wa dabutsuita asairo no zubon ni shatsu, sono ue ni wa kuro jūhi no besuto to iu keisō datta.

     Despite this being midwinter, he was lightly dressed in baggy flax-coloured trousers and shirt, topped with a black animal-print waistcoat.

   • 2020 May 16 (last accessed), “and myera 麻色のワンピース [And Myera flaxen dress]”, in Felissimo‎^[1], archived from the original on 2020-05-16:

     ナチュラルな麻(あさ)色(いろ)を生(い)かした綿(めん)麻(あさ)の生(き)地(じ)は、シンプルなＡ(エー)ラインシルエットのワンピースに仕(し)立(た)てました。

     Nachuraru na asairo o ikashita men-asa no kiji wa, shinpuru na ē-rain shiruetto no wanpīsu ni shitatemashita.

     Made of natural flax-colored cotton-linen fabric, this dress is tailored with a simple A-line silhouette.

Related terms

• 亜麻(あま)色(いろ) (amairo, “beige; flax color”)
• 麻(あさ) (asa, “hemp; flax; linen”)