also: どういろ · あかがねいろ
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
bronze color; copper color
Refers to the reddish-brown color of copper or bronze; used as both a noun and a no-adjective.
She has copper-colored hair.
この銅色の花瓶はアンティークだ。
This bronze-colored vase is an antique.
bronze color; bronzed
Standard kanji spelling; most common reading is どうしょく.
Alternate reading; less common than どうしょく but still used.
Rare spelling using the native Japanese word for copper; mostly literary or historical.
Compound of 銅 (copper) and 色 (color). The reading どうしょく is the standard on'yomi combination; どういろ is a mixed on-kun reading; あかがねいろ uses the native Japanese word for copper.