鬱金色

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) うこんいろ [ùkóń író] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝkõ̞ɰ̃ iɾo̞]

Noun

鬱(う)金(こん)色(いろ) • (ukon iro) 

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

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