Translation guide
The English word "dun" is a color term for a dull grayish-brown or a term for a debt collector. This guide covers both meanings for learners who need to express these concepts in Japanese.
Describing a dull, muted brownish-gray color, often used for animals like horses or for natural tones.
A descriptive phrase meaning 'dull brown' or 'muted brown', commonly used for colors like dun.
Referring to a person who persistently demands payment of a debt, or the act of dunning.
The English word 'dun' has two completely unrelated meanings. Make sure context clarifies whether you mean the color or a debt collector. In Japanese, these are expressed with entirely different words.
That horse has a dun coat.
Literally 'ash-brown color', a more technical or formal term for grayish-brown.
This bird's feathers are dun.
Katakana loanword directly from English 'dun', used in specialized contexts like horse coat colors or fashion, but not widely understood.
I'm looking for a dun-colored jacket.
Common term for a debt collector, often with a negative connotation of harassment.
A dun calls every day.
Slangy term for a bill collector or loan shark's enforcer, emphasizing aggressive collection.
That dun is scary.
Verb meaning 'to demand payment' or 'to dun', used in formal or business contexts.
I received a letter dunning me for unpaid fees.
Noun meaning 'urging' or 'demand', often used for payment reminders, but less direct than 'dun'.
The dunning became more insistent.