濃のう

prefix

dark (color)

Prefix used with color terms to indicate a dark shade. The reading こ appears in a few set compounds like 濃グレー, but のう is more common.

See also: 濃グレー (のうグレー)

• 濃こグレーのスーツを着きて会かい議ぎに出しゅっ席せきした。

  He attended the meeting wearing a dark gray suit.

• この絵えの具ぐは濃こい青あお色いろだ。

  This paint is a dark blue.

prefix

concentrated; thick

Only with reading のう

Prefix indicating high concentration or thickness, used in technical or descriptive compounds. Restricted to the reading のう.

• 濃のう硫りゅう酸さんは取とり扱あつかいに注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようだ。

  Concentrated sulfuric acid requires careful handling.

• このスープは濃のう厚こうな味あじわいだ。

  This soup has a thick, rich flavor.