noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
dusky red; cypress-bark color
A traditional Japanese color name referring to the reddish-brown hue of cypress bark. Used as a noun or no-adjective.
The cypress-bark-colored roof is beautiful.
This obi is dyed in a dusky red.
Compound of 檜皮 (hiwada, 'cypress bark') and 色 (iro, 'color'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with the reddish-brown hue of cypress bark.