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マゼンタ (mazenta) Japanese meaning: magenta | Kotomora

マゼンタ

also: マジェンタ

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Meanings

1

Refers to the purplish-red color magenta, used in design, printing, and everyday contexts.

このプリンターはマゼンタのインクが切きれている。
This printer is out of magenta ink.

Related words

ピンク
Pink is a lighter, less purplish color; magenta is a deeper purplish-red.
赤あか紫むらさき
赤紫 is a native Japanese term for reddish-purple, while マゼンタ is a loanword specifically for the color magenta.

Written forms

マゼンタUsage76%
Standard katakana spelling for the color magenta.
マジェンタUsage24%
Alternate spelling reflecting an older or variant pronunciation; rarely used.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'magenta', named after the Battle of Magenta (1859).

彼かの女じょはマゼンタのドレスを着きていた。

She was wearing a magenta dress.