令色

Japanese

Kanji in this term
令	色
れい Grade: 4	しょく Grade: 2
kan’on

Etymology

From the Analects of Confucius.

Literally “good looks”.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) れーしょく [rèéshókú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ːɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

令(れい)色(しょく) • (reishoku)

assuming deliberately nice and courteous looks in order to curry favor with someone; wearing a sycophantic expression
巧(こう)言(げん)令(れい)色(しょく)鮮(すくな)し仁(じん)
Kōgen reishoku sukunashi jin
Honey words and flattering looks mean scarce benevolence in those who use them.

Derived terms

巧(こう)言(げん)令(れい)色(しょく) (kōgen reishoku)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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