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銀灰色 (ぎんかいしょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

銀ぎん灰かい色しょく

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Meanings

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noun

silver gray; silver grey

A color term describing a gray with a silvery sheen, used for objects, hair, skies, etc.

彼かれは銀ぎん灰かい色しょくのスーツを着きていた。
He was wearing a silver gray suit.
空そらは銀ぎん灰かい色しょくに曇くもって

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The sky was overcast in silver gray.

Kanji

銀silver
灰ashes, puckery juice, cremate
色color

Similar words

灰はい色いろ
灰色 is plain gray, while 銀灰色 specifically includes a silvery or metallic nuance.
銀ぎん色いろ
銀色 is silver (metallic), whereas 銀灰色 is a gray with a silver tint, not purely metallic.

Etymology

Compound of 銀 (gin, 'silver') + 灰色 (kaishoku, 'gray color'). The reading かいしょく for 灰色 is a less common variant of はいいろ.