noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
reddish brown; auburn
A traditional Japanese color name, literally 'kite (bird) color', referring to a warm reddish-brown hue. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts.
She had reddish-brown eyes.
鳶色の染料で布を染めた。
I dyed the cloth with a reddish-brown dye.
reddish brown tinged with black; dark reddish brown
Standard kanji spelling for the color name.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; easier to read but less common than 鳶色.
From 鳶 (とび, 'black kite') + 色 (いろ, 'color'), referring to the reddish-brown plumage of the bird.