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金色 (きんいろ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

金きん色いろ

also: こんじき · きんしょく · かないろ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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

Refers to the color gold. Can be used as a noun or as a no-adjective to describe something as golden.

彼かの女じょは金きん色いろのドレスを着きていた。
She was wearing a gold dress.
夕ゆう日ひが空そらを金きん色いろに染そめた。
The sunset dyed the sky gold.

Written forms

金色Usage99%
- きんいろ
  Standard kanji spelling for the most common reading きんいろ.
- こんじき
  Alternate reading, often used in literary or formal contexts.
- きんしょく
  Rare reading; learners will almost never encounter it.
- かないろ
  rarely-used kana form
きんいろUsage1%
かないろ
rarely-used kana form
Rarely used kana form; it is a rarely used kana form.
こんじき
きんしょく

Kanji

金gold
色color

Similar words

金きん
金 refers to the metal gold, while 金色 specifically refers to the color gold.
黄おう金ごん
黄金 can mean both the metal and the color gold, but often carries a more poetic or valuable nuance.

Etymology

Compound of 金 (kin, 'gold') and 色 (iro, 'color'). The reading きんいろ is the most common, while こんじき uses the older on'yomi for 金.