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淡黄色 (tankoushoku) Japanese meaning: pale yellow | Kotomora

淡たん黄こう色しょく

also: たんおうしょく

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Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

pale yellow; light yellow

Describes a soft, light shade of yellow. Used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.

壁かべは淡たん黄こう色しょくに塗ぬられている

。

The wall is painted pale yellow.

彼かの女じょは淡たん黄こう色しょくのワンピースを着きていた。

She wore a light yellow dress.

Kanji

淡thin, faint, pale
黄yellow
色color

Related words

黄き色いろ
黄色 is a general, vivid yellow, while 淡黄色 specifically means a pale or light yellow.
薄うす黄き色いろ
薄黄色 also means pale yellow, but 淡黄色 is slightly more formal or literary.

Written forms

淡黄色
- たんこうしょく
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading たんこうしょく is the most common.
- たんおうしょく
  Alternate reading; less common but still used.
たんおうしょく

Etymology

Compound of 淡 (light, pale) and 黄色 (yellow). The reading たんこうしょく uses the on'yomi of 淡 and 黄, while たんおうしょく uses the on'yomi of 淡 and the kan'yōon reading of 黄.