水すい色しょく

noun

colour of water

Refers to the natural colour of water, especially in rivers, lakes, or the sea. A somewhat literary or descriptive term.

• この湖みずうみの水すい色しょくは季き節せつによって変かわる。

  The colour of the water in this lake changes with the seasons.

noun

waterside scenery

Refers to the scenery of rivers, lakes, or similar bodies of water. Rare standalone; more often encountered in literary or poetic contexts.

• このあたりの水すい色しょくは昔むかしから多おおくの歌うたに詠よまれてきた。

  The waterside scenery around here has been celebrated in poetry since ancient times.

noun

light blue; pale blue; aqua

This meaning is normally associated with the reading みずいろ, not すいしょく. Cross-referenced with 水色 (みずいろ). When read as すいしょく, this sense is non-standard and may cause confusion.

See also: 水色 (みずいろ)

• 「水すい色しょく」を「すいしょく」と読よんで「みずいろ」の意い味みで使つかうことはまずない。

  It is almost never the case that 水色 is read as すいしょく and used to mean 'light blue'.