蘇芳すおう

noun

sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan)

A tropical tree whose heartwood yields a red dye. Botanical term.

• 蘇芳すおうはマメ科かの植しょく物ぶつで、染せん料りょうに使つかわれる。

  Sappanwood is a leguminous plant used for dye.

noun

sappanwood dye; red dye from sappanwood

The red dye extracted from the heartwood of Caesalpinia sappan, historically used in textiles and crafts.

• この布ぬのは蘇芳すおうで染そめられている。

  This cloth is dyed with sappanwood dye.

noun

layered color (light brown front, dark red back)

A traditional Japanese color combination used in court garments: light brown on the outside and dark red on the inside. Historical term.

• 平へい安あん時じ代だいの装しょう束ぞくには蘇芳すおうの襲色目かさねいろめが用もちいられた。

  The layered color scheme of light brown over dark red was used in Heian-period court attire.