Translation guide
The fruit, tree, or color. Japanese uses loanwords for the fruit and oil, and native words for the color.
The small oval fruit, often used for oil or eaten as a snack.
The standard loanword for the olive fruit. Used in most contexts.
オリーブを食べるのが好きです。
I like eating olives.
The olive tree itself.
Literally 'olive tree'. The most natural way to refer to the tree.
庭にオリーブの木を植えました。
I planted an olive tree in the garden.
The dull yellowish-green color.
The most common term for the color olive. Used in fashion and design.
オリーブ色のジャケットを買いました。
I bought an olive-colored jacket.
A traditional Japanese color name, literally 'bush warbler color'. It is a similar greenish-brown, but more muted and associated with Japanese aesthetics. Not a direct translation of 'olive', but sometimes used for similar shades.
The oil extracted from olives.
The standard loanword for olive oil.
サラダにオリーブオイルをかけます。
I put olive oil on the salad.
彼女はうぐいす色の着物を着ていた。
She wore a kimono of a muted olive-green color.