桜色

Japanese

Kanji in this term
桜	色
さくら Grade: 5	いろ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
櫻色 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

桜(さくら) (sakura, “cherry tree”) + 色(いろ) (iro, “color”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) さくらいろ [sàkúráíró] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [sa̠kɯ̟ᵝɾa̠iɾo̞]

Noun

桜(さくら)色(いろ) • (sakurairo)

cherry blossom color, pale pink
桜色 sakurairo:

Related terms

桃色(ももいろ) (momoiro, “peach, pink”)
ピンク (pinku, “pink”)

References

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

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