noun
bitter orange; sour orange; Seville orange
Refers to the tree or fruit of Citrus aurantium. The fruit is too sour to eat raw and is used in marmalade or as a New Year decoration.
橙の木は庭に植えてあります。
A bitter orange tree is planted in the garden.
正月に橙を飾る習慣があります。
There is a custom of displaying bitter oranges at New Year's.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Abbreviation of 橙色 (だいだいいろ). Used as a noun or with の to describe something orange-colored.
See also: 橙色 (だいだいいろ)
彼女は橙のワンピースを着ていた。
She was wearing an orange dress.
夕焼けで空が橙に染まった。
The sky turned orange with the sunset.
The kanji 橙 is a 国字 (kokuji) created in Japan. The reading だいだい comes from the fruit's ability to stay on the tree for several years, leading to the name 代々 (だいだい, 'generation after generation').