also: ちゃねず
grey tinged with brown; brownish grey
A traditional Japanese color name describing a muted, warm grey with brown undertones, like the fur of a brown rat.
She was wearing a brownish-grey kimono.
This wall color is close to brownish grey.
Standard kanji spelling for this color name.
Abbreviated reading; less common than ちゃねずみ.
Compound of 茶 (cha, 'brown') and 鼠 (nezumi, 'rat' or 'grey'), referring to the brownish-grey color of a rat's fur.