桜色

Japanese

Kanji in this term
さくら
Grade: 5
いろ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
櫻色 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

(さくら) (sakura, cherry tree) + (いろ) (iro, color)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) くらいろ [sàkúráíró] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠kɯ̟ɾa̠iɾo̞]

Noun

(さくら)(いろ) • (sakurairo

  1. cherry blossom color, pale pink
    桜色 sakurairo:  

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN