noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Describes a warm, translucent brownish-yellow color like that of hard candy or amber resin. Often used for food, wood, or aged objects.
The amber-colored candy is beautiful.
Fry the onions until they turn amber.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still encountered.
Compound of 飴 (あめ, 'candy') and 色 (いろ, 'color'), referring to the typical amber hue of traditional Japanese hard candy.