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色合い (いろあい, iroai) Japanese meaning: shade | Kotomora
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え
の
色いろ
合あ
い
が
とても
美うつく
しい
。
The coloring of this painting is very beautiful.
The hue of the sky changes in the evening.
Usage patterns 落お ち 着つ いた 色いろ 合あ い a calm, subdued shade/tone
This wallpaper is popular for its calm, subdued tones.
独どく 特とく の 色いろ 合あ い a distinctive flavor or atmosphere (of something non-visual)
His writing has a distinctive flavor to it.
色いろ 合あ いが 違ちが う the shade/tone is different
Even though it's the same red, the shade differs depending on the product.
色いろ 合あ いを 出だ す to bring out a certain tone or nuance
The painter used a lot of water to bring out pale tones.
Related words· 7 色 is the plain, general word for 'color', while 色合い points to the subtle shade or tone within that color.
ニュアンス is an abstract loanword for subtle nuance in meaning or feeling, while 色合い keeps a more sensory, often visual, connotation even in figurative use.
色調 is a more technical term for overall color tone (often used in art/design), while 色合い is the everyday word for the same nuance of shade.
趣 describes the tasteful atmosphere or flavor of something, close to the figurative sense of 色合い but with a more literary, refined feel.
Show 3 more 色彩 refers to coloring or color scheme as a whole, whereas 色合い zooms in on the particular tint or nuance of that coloring.
色合い is the neutral, plain word for a color's shade or tone, while 色気 in this sense adds a subjective sense of visual charm or richness.
色合い refers to the shade or hue of a single color, while 配色 describes how multiple colors are combined together.
Etymology Compound of 色 (iro, 'color') + 合い (ai, 'match, fit together'), from the verb 合う (au, 'to match, suit'). Literally 'color matching', it came to refer to the resulting shade or tone, and later extended to figurative nuances.
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