Translation guide
The spice or the plant it comes from. In Japanese, usually referred to by the loanword サフラン.
Referring to the spice used in cooking, especially for color and flavor.
The standard loanword for the spice saffron. Used in cooking contexts.
Referring to the saffron crocus plant (Crocus sativus).
Referring to the orange-yellow color of saffron.
Means 'saffron color'. Used to describe the hue.
彼女はサフラン色のドレスを着ていた。
She wore a saffron-colored dress.
Loanword from English 'saffron yellow'. Used in fashion or design contexts.
この料理にはサフランが使われています。
Saffron is used in this dish.
Also used for the plant itself. Context usually makes it clear.
庭にサフランを植えました。
I planted saffron in the garden.
Literary or botanical term for saffron crocus. Rarely used in everyday language.
番紅花は秋に咲きます。
Saffron crocuses bloom in autumn.
このサフランイエローの壁が気に入っています。
I like this saffron yellow wall.