オレンジ色

Japanese
Kanji in this term
色
いろ
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

オレンジ (orenji, “orange”) +‎ 色 (-iro, “color”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) オレンジいろ [òréńjí író] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [o̞ɾẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑi iɾo̞]

Noun

オレンジ色(いろ) • (orenji-iro) 

  1. orange (color)
    Synonyms: オレンジ (orenji), 橙 (daidai), 橙色 (daidai-iro)
    • 1997 December 12, Abiko, Miwa, “みかん・絵日記特別編　吐夢と不思議な猫 [Mikan Picture Diary Special: Tom and the Mysterious Cat]”, in みかん・絵日記 [Mikan Picture Diary], volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, page 20:
      あ　名(な)前(まえ)！「みかん」がいいよ　オレンジ色(いろ)だから
      A namae!“Mikan” ga ii yo Orenji-iro dakara
      Ah, we gotta name him! How does “Mikan” sound? You know, ’cos he’s orange.

References
  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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