暗赤色
ansekishoku
暗赤色 (ansekishoku) is the Japanese term for dark red.
暗赤色 refers to a dark red color. It is a technical term for this specific shade.
Meaning: dark red – translation entry (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of 暗 (dark), 赤 (red) and 色 (color), literally meaning "dark red color."
How does it change in a sentence?
To use the noun 暗赤色 as an adjective to modify another noun, you must add the particle の to create 暗赤色の.
How do you pronounce it?
ansekishoku
Did you know?
- In the Japanese traditional color palette, a specific shade of dark red known as エンジ comes from the English word 'engine', referring to the deep red color of old railway engine paint.
- While 暗赤色 is the technical term, Japanese speakers often use 濃い赤 ('thick/dense red') to describe a dark or deep red in daily conversation.
- The Japanese word for 'red' 赤 can be used as a prefix to describe something 'bare' or 'naked' as in 赤裸々 ('nakedly' or 'frankly').
Examples in context
- 彼女の深紅のドレスはとても華やかでした。Her dark red dress was incredibly glamorous.
- ゴージャスなパーティーで彼女は紅赤のドレスを着ていました。She wore a dark red dress at the glamorous party.
Example conversation
Himari and Ren are looking at paint samples for a room.
- 陽葵 Himari蓮、この暗赤色はどうかな？Ren, kono ankakushoku wa dō kana?Ren, what do you think of this dark red?
- 蓮 Ren少し暗すぎる気がするよ。Sukoshi kurasugiru ki ga suru yo.I feel it's a bit too dark.
- 陽葵 Himariでも、落ち着いた色だよね。Demo, ochitsuita iro da yo ne.But it's a calming color, isn't it?
- 蓮 Renそうだね。いいと思うよ。Sō da ne. Ii to omou yo.You're right. I think it's good.
