Translation guide
The color of a clear daytime sky, a light to medium blue. In Japanese, this color is commonly expressed with specific color terms, and learners should be aware of the most natural ways to describe it.
Describing something as the color of a clear sky, a light blue.
The most direct and common word for 'sky blue'. It literally means 'sky color' and is widely understood.
She was wearing a sky blue dress.
A loanword from English, commonly used in fashion, design, and product descriptions. It has a slightly modern or stylish feel.
Literally 'water color', this is a very common light blue. It can overlap with sky blue but is often slightly paler or more translucent. In many contexts, it is used interchangeably with 空色.
Means 'pale blue' or 'light blue'. It is a descriptive phrase rather than a fixed color name, and can be used when you want to emphasize the lightness of the blue.
I painted the wall a pale blue.
I bought sky blue paint.
I want this sky blue shirt.
水色の風船が空に浮かんでいた。
Light blue balloons were floating in the sky.