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椎鈍しいにび

also: しいにぶ

Meanings

1

noun

rare term

Rare term for a deep, lustrous black, possibly used in classical or poetic contexts.

古ふるい文ぶん献けんに「椎しい鈍にび」という色いろ名めいが出でてくる。
The color name 椎鈍 appears in old documents.

Written forms

椎鈍
- しいにび
  Rare kanji spelling for a rare word; the reading しいにび is the primary reading.
- しいにぶ
しいにぶ
Alternate reading しいにぶ, also rare.

Kanji

椎chinquapin, mallet, spine
鈍dull, slow, foolish

Similar words

漆しっ黒こく
漆黒 is the common word for jet black; 椎鈍 is a rare, possibly archaic synonym.

Etymology

The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 椎 (chinquapin) and 鈍 (dull) may relate to a dark, muted shade.